GIEWS Special Alert No. 353 - The Federal Republic of Somalia, 24 November 2025

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GIEWS Special Alert No. 353 - The Federal Republic of Somalia, 24 November 2025

Drought severely affecting crops and livestock

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Series title GIEWS Special Alerts

Series number 01/2025

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Synopsis (short abstract) Drought conditions in the country's southern key cereal producing areas during October and the first half of November 2025 have negatively impacted the establishment and development of Deyr crops, expected to be harvested in January 2026. Dry conditions also prevailed in northern and central pastoral areas, already affected by two consecutive poor rainy seasons, worsening water and pasture shortages and severely affecting livestock. The drought is expected to aggravate the already difficult food insecurity situation, with about one-quarter of the population currently estimated to face severe acute food insecurity. An urgent scale-up of livelihood support and food assistance is needed to avert the collapse of local livelihoods, widespread and severe food shortages, and loss of lives.

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