Drought deepen food crisis in northern Ethiopia as livestock die and crops fail

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Northern Ethiopia faces a deepening food crisis caused by a severe drought, with livestock dying due to lack of fodder and crops failing to grow. The UN FAO warns of continued below-average rainfall during the rainy season exacerbated by El Niño and conflict disruptions.

Taemo Hadish is a farmer in Haweleti, in Raya Zebo, Tigray region. She says her cattle have become too weak to move because of a lack of fodder, while the farmland she relies on to feed her family have failed to grow. “We have not seen rain for the whole year,” she says. “Our animals are dying because there is nothing for them to eat.” The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that parts of Ethiopia could experience below-average rainfall during the June–September rainy season as El Niño conditions develop. In northern Ethiopia, particularly Tigray, conflict-related disruptions to… The post Drought deepen food crisis in northern Ethiopia as livestock die and crops fail appeared first on Ethiopia Observer.