Food security concerns are rising due to a delayed rainy season. Some areas are expected to experience stressed outcomes in the short term, with households able to meet minimum food requirements but not other essential needs. Pastoral households are struggling, selling livestock at low prices due to degraded pasture and reduced water availability.

This is exacerbating the impact of high food prices and declining food stocks. Further details on the situation and expected outcomes are available, including projections of crisis-level food insecurity from October through January 2027.