8: Ranking of divisions according to food insecurity Rank (Most Food Division insecure) Reasons for Ranking Insecurity, Livestock diseases, Water Inaccessibility, Transportation 1 Kibish challenges, Unavailability of food commodities in local Markets Most insecure division (76% deaths from frustrated cropping 2 Lokori activity, loss of livelihoods 3 Loima Insecurity, Water and pasture Inaccessibility, Livestock diseases 4 Kaaling' Water crisis, Increased livestock diseases, inadequate pasture Crop failure, loss of livelihoods, insecurity, livestock diseases, water 5 Katilu crisis, inadequate pasture 6 Lokichar Livestock diseases, water crisis, inadequate pasture 7 Kainuk Insecurity, Livestock diseases inadequate pasture, Transportation problems, livestock diseases, water 8 Lapur crisis Insecurity, livestock diseases, Water crisis, scanty pasture, loss of 9 Lomelo livelihoods Insecurity, inadequate pasture; destruction of pastures by Dodoth of 10 Oropoi Uganda, Water inaccessibility, high malnutrition levels(5%yr olds), livestock diseases 11 Kerio Dwindling fish harvests, livestock diseases and lack of pasture 12 Lokitaung' Livestock diseases, water crisis, inadequate pasture 13 Kalokol Dwindling fish harvests, inaccessibility to pasture, loss of livelihoods 14 Turkwel Livestock diseases, crop failure, lack of pasture, loss of livelihoods Diminished purchasing power, loss of livelihoods, lack of pasture and 15 Central water 16 Lokichoggio Livestock diseases, water crisis, inadequate pasture, Insecurity 17 Kakuma crisis, inadequate pasture, livestock diseases Factors affecting food security The current factors affecting food security in Turkana County, according to the Turkana SRA Report (2012) include: Civil insecurity and cattle rustling Frequent and prolonged droughts Environmental degradation Poor roads infrastructure resulting to high food prices from neighbouring food, Poor irrigation infrastructure resulting from flooding and resulting siltation. Endemic livestock diseases due to poor livestock husbandry Wildlife menace especially in the irrigation Many initiatives have been started by different institutions in the past to address problems. Poor planning and coordination by these institutions, low financing as well as
8: Ranking of divisions according to food insecurity Rank (Most Food insecure) Division Reasons for Ranking 1 Kibish Insecurity, Livestock diseases, Water Inaccessibility, Transportation challenges, Unavailability of food commodities in local Markets 2 Lokori Most insecure division (76% deaths from frustrated cropping activity, loss of livelihoods 3 Loima Insecurity, Water and pasture Inaccessibility, Livestock diseases 4 Kaaling' Water crisis, Increased livestock diseases, inadequate pasture 5 Katilu Crop failure, loss of livelihoods, insecurity, livestock diseases, water crisis, inadequate pasture 6 Lokichar Livestock diseases, water crisis, inadequate pasture 7 Kainuk Insecurity, Livestock diseases 8 Lapur inadequate pasture, Transportation problems, livestock diseases, water crisis 9 Lomelo Insecurity, livestock diseases, Water crisis, scanty pasture, loss of livelihoods 10 Oropoi Insecurity, inadequate pasture; destruction of pastures by Dodoth of Uganda, Water inaccessibility, high malnutrition levels(5%yr olds), livestock diseases 11 Kerio Dwindling fish harvests, livestock diseases and lack of pasture 12 Lokitaung' Livestock diseases, water crisis, inadequate pasture 13 Kalokol Dwindling fish harvests, inaccessibility to pasture, loss of livelihoods 14 Turkwel Livestock diseases, crop failure, lack of pasture, loss of livelihoods 15 Central Diminished purchasing power, loss of livelihoods, lack of pasture and water 16 Lokichoggio Livestock diseases, water crisis, inadequate pasture, Insecurity 17 Kakuma crisis, inadequate pasture, livestock diseases Factors affecting food security The current factors affecting food security in Turkana County, according to the Turkana SRA Report (2012) include: Civil insecurity and cattle rustling Frequent and prolonged droughts Environmental degradation Poor roads infrastructure resulting to high food prices from neighbouring food, Poor irrigation infrastructure resulting from flooding and resulting siltation. Endemic livestock diseases due to poor livestock husbandry Wildlife menace especially in the irrigation Many initiatives have been started by different institutions in the past to address problems. Poor planning and coordination by these institutions, low financing as well as