HIGHLIGHTS
IOM reports increased displacement in August due to flooding and conflict
Upcoming meher harvest likely to improve food security
DART assesses nutrition conditions in SNNP, visits USAID partner activities
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
As of September 9, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) and other response actors had distributed approximately 93 percent of the planned 33,320 metric tons (MT) of emergency seeds to farmers across six regions for planting during the meher agricultural season. The Emergency Seed Working Group (ESWG) has also completed a postdistribution assessment of the seed interventions.
Below-average rainfall in areas of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) regions has resulted in some wilting of crops and impacts on maize productivity, although forecasts indicate that the upcoming meher harvest will improve overall food security across areas of Ethiopia receiving June-to-September kiremt rainfall.
Insecurity and civil unrest continues in areas of Amhara and Oromiya regions since early August. According to response actors, the security situation and logistical constraints have temporarily affected the timely dispatch and delivery of relief items in some areas.