Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
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Onset of 2019 OND short rains was early, first dekad of October as opposed to third dekad of October on a normal seasonal.
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The rainfall amount received during the month of December was fairly distributed across space and time.
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The vegetation greenness for the county was normal across all the three livelihood zones.
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Quantity and quality of Pasture and browse remained good across all the three livelihood zones attributed to the OND rains.
Socio-Economic Indicators
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Cereals and legumes were at the maturity stage. Maize was being harvested while green in the mixed farming livelihood zone while cowpeas was being harvested across all livelihood zones.
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The livestock body condition remained good across all the three livelihood zones attributed to the availability of water and pasture.
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Milk production was within the normal range.
Access Indicators
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Milk consumption was within the normal range.
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Surface water sources in both mixed farming and marginal mixed farming livelihood zones was good.
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Terms of trade were favourable at 87.6 an implication that from a sale of one goat one could get 87.6 kg of maize.
Utilization Indicators
- The percentage of children at risk of malnutrition decreased slightly though within the normal range.