As of late December 2010, a confirmed La Niña weather event has caused below-average October to December deyr rainfall, resulting in pasture and water shortages throughout southeastern pastoral and agro-pastoral regions in Ethiopia. The USAID-funded Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) predicts that the October to January meher, or main, harvest will be normal to above-normal, except in areas affected by adverse weather conditions and yellow wheat rust. Overall, FEWS NET predicts an improvement in food security in meher crop-producing areas of Ethiopia until March 2011.
· An epidemic of yellow wheat rust, a form of wheat fungus, is
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