Good prospects for food security

A recent Food Security Assessment Unit (FSAU) noted good prospects for food security in Somaliland though “pockets of vulnerability exist”. A report from FSAU noted improved conditions, especially livestock and climatic, as well as food aid and agricultural assistance being received. Food insecurity was however concentrated among the poor pastoralists in Haud areas of Sool and Toghdeer in northern Somalia, with an estimated population of 40,000-60,000. FSAU said their plight had been highlighted on several occasions but previous recommendations to support their livelihoods had not resulted in action or interventions. “Levels of chronic vulnerability have therefore been rising and have deteriorated into the acute food insecurity witnessed today,” the FSAU report said.