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| Irrigated crops make Somali farmers more resilient. |
Head of operations at the Food and
Agricultural Organization (FOA) in Somalia, Luca Alinovi has sounded a warning
that the country may slide back into food crisis, if present initiative towards
food security is disengaged.
“By designing and executing a
build-back-better process,” Luca said affected Somalia communities had get back
on their feet in months but the danger is that the initiatives should be
sustained in order to ensure full recovery from drought.
The eastern Africa republic is still at the
verge of drought as the situations remains critical, hence, the United Nations
Food and Agricultural Organization affirmed that continued aid is vital.
NaijaAgroNet
recalls that the United Nations made a declaration last year July about the
state of famine in Somalia which caused thousands of deaths and call for a
massive humanitarian aid programme in a bid to preserve food security in the
affected areas.
One of FAO’s latest forecasts also warns of
reduced rains in the year which will lead to a below-average to poor harvest in
some parts of the south which include the major sorghum-producing region, and
deterioration of food security situation.
Aid strategy by the UN agency was designed to
help farmers and herders to build long-term resilience to drought and other
emergencies in regions plagued by recurrent droughts.
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