This is expected to result in significant crop loss, increased food prices, and poor livestock body conditions and milk availability, which will reduce poor households’ access to food. In agricultural areas, below-average production, rising food prices, and low agricultural labor demand will reduce food availability and access. Food prices are rising in eastern Uganda and the country’s food exports are likely to decline to below-average levels. Food prices are expected to rise to above-average levels in Somalia, while current high food prices in most of Ethiopia are likely to be sustained. Given below-normal livestock holdings and below-average income from livestock production, household food access will decline through late 2019.

Source: Ethiopian News April 19, 2019 20:03 UTC