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    Over 1,500 mt of sorghum seeds have been distributed in Somalia in advance of the next "Gu" rainy season. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has monitored seed distributions in the Middle Juba, Gedo, Lower Shebelle, Middle Shebelle, Hiran, Bay and Bakool regions. "Satellite pictures show scattered showers pretty much everywhere" in Somalia, a UN
    official told IRIN on Thursday, "but we hesitate to say the 'Gu' season has started".

    The seeds have been distributed to the most vulnerable rainfed areas and are intended to help 75,000 families, FAO reports. In northwestern "Somaliland", early rains, especially in the west, have already benefited pastoralists. International agencies involved in sorghum seed distribution include CARE, ICRC, InterSOS, NCA and World Vision.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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