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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
Rainfall
▪ The county received above normal rains.
▪ The amonts received was fairly distributed in both time and space across the livelihood zones. Forage condition:
▪ Vegetation condition index was within normal
▪ Forage condition was fair to good
Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production Indicators
▪ Crops are at harvesting stage ranging from fair to good.
▪ Livestock body condition was fair to good.
▪ Low livestock in-migration was reported
▪ Livestock diseases were reported.
▪ Milk production was within normal.
Access Indicators
▪ Terms of trade were within normal.
▪ Household water distances were within the normal.
▪ Livestock watering distance were within the normal.
▪ Water consumption was below normal.
Utilization Indicators
▪ Malnutrition cases was within the normal.
▪ Milk consumption was within the normal
▪ Households were in acceptable food consumption category and within the normal.
▪ Reduced Copying Strategy Index was below normal.
▪ About at 4.0 percent of the households employed stressed food-based coping mechanisms ‘
▪ None the households employed livelihood coping mechanisms.