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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Drought Phase: Normal– Worsening
Biophysical Indicators
• Heavy showers received for one day across the county during second dekad. Dry conditions prevailed the other days.
• The VCI portrays above normal vegetation greenness for the current period.
• Recharge level of open and underground water sources declined.
Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production indicators:
• Livestock body condition for all species is good but deteriorating
• No activity in rain-fed farms.
• Milk production slightly reduced but remained stable.
Access indicators:
• Household trekking distance stabilized whereas livestock trekking distances increased compared to September.
• Livestock prices reduced slightly but remained above LTA apart from goat price which increased.
• Maize price decreased and bean price stabilized when compared to September
• The Terms of Trade increased attributed to good livestock prices against stable cereal prices.
Utilization indicators:
• Milk consumption reduced but remained stable.
• Proportion of households with poor FCS increased by 2.1 percent compared to |September.
• The proportion of children who were categorized as ‘moderately malnourished’ increased.