UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
25 November 2008
Like many areas in the Horn of Africa, northern and northeastern Ethiopia are experiencing severe drought caused by the failure of the short (Belg) and long rains (Meher), resulting in low crop yields or even total crop failure in some areas.
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Not a well written article.How wide spread is the drought? What was the mewasured rain fall thisd year and what is the avereage rain fall for a good crop year?How many Farmer4s arew affected and how wide spread is the drought ,etc ,etc