Lesotho Drought Situation Update (3 May - 8 October 2019)

April to September 2019 was characterized by below normal rains for some parts of the country- impacting negatively on winter harvest and rangelands, rangelands deteriorated earlier (August) than normal- negatively affecting livestock conditions, and prices remained lower than five-year average and higher that previous year

In the period (May – September 2019), approximately 350,000 rural people were in phase 3 (emergency food security situation IPC).