Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
✓ Rainfall report: A few places got some light showers in the first and second week of June. This was normal as the wet season ends in May.
✓ Vegetation condition above normal. Pasture and browse conditions are fair to good, above normal.
Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production Indicators
✓ Livestock body condition is very good. Milk production above normal due to increased calving. No migration. No Livestock mortalities due to drought.
Access indicators
✓ Distances to water sources were shorter than normal due to effects of enhanced rainfall. The terms of trade remained above the five-year average due to reduced cereal prices against high livestock prices.
✓ Improvement in milk consumption within the expected range. Utilization Indicators
✓ The rate of children at risk of malnutrition reduced below range.
✓ The CSI within normal, households using less stressful ways to get.
✓ No households were in poor food consumption score.