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1,500 mt of seeds delivered

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.

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