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Kenya: Meteorological Department warns farmers of poor rains

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By PETER ORENGO: The Standard The Meteorological Department has predicted depressed and poorly distributed rainfall over most parts of the country during the March-May season. They have advised the country’s agricultural bread-basket counties in Western, Nyanza and Rift Valley provinces, where rainfall maybe near-normal, to take advantage of the rains and maximise crop yield through [...]

East Africa: Fears of a New Drought As La Niña Returns

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By: IRIN The climatic conditions linked to the drought in the Horn in 2011 have persisted, and some early warning officials say the aid community should brace themselves for a possible re-run of last year’s food crisis. However, in their forecast, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says they expect the impact of the La Ni-a [...]