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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
▪ The rainfall for the three-month period ending in June has been 16% of the average.
▪ The vegetation greenness for the county was normal with exemption of some pockets.
▪ Forage condition ranged from fair to good attributed to the the floods received during season. Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production Indicators
▪ Livestock body condition for all species was fair to good.
▪ Milk production at household level was relatively normal at 3.0 litres.
Access Indicators
▪ Households were able to purchase about 73 kilogram of maize from the sale of a medium-sized goat
▪ Household milk consumption was within normal at 1.8 litres.
▪ Return trekking distances to water sources for both domestic and livestock use was within normal.
Utilization Indicators
▪ The percentage of children at risk of malnutrition was within normal at 13.1 percent.
▪ High proportion of the households were at poor-borderline food consumption score (FCS)