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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
▪ The month of October was dry and this is normal.
▪ The county registered normal vegetation greenness in all the six sub counties with a declining trend.
Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production Indicators
▪ Land preparation was underway across the livelihood zones.
▪ Livestock body condition was good to fair and no unusual livestock migration or deaths were reported.
▪ Milk production per household per day was within normal range at an average of 1.8 litres.
Access Indicators
▪ Terms of trade were favourable at 138 kilograms.
▪ Milk consumption was within normal at 1.3 litres.
▪ Return distances to water sources were within normal range at 5-6 kilometres.
Utilization Indicators
▪ Percentage of children at risk of malnutrition were within normal range at 8.6 percent.
▪ Households with acceptable food consumption score declined to 71.4 percent.
▪ Proportion of households employing severe foodbased coping strategies stood at seven percent.