The calls to Radio Ergo’s independent nationwide audience feedback platform in the week 2-9 July 2026 were dominated in terms of numbers by people from Hirshabelle, South West, and Jubbaland states citing good rainfall and livelihood recovery. The next most popular topic was livestock disease, with callers from the same states as well as a few from central and further north describing conditions affecting goats and camels. In addition, callers mainly from parts of Puntland and central locations complained of continued or a return to dire drought conditions. On the other hand, some farmers in parts of Hirshabelle spoke of healthy crops and even bumper harvests. The first reports on the Ergo platform this year of locust invasions came from Galgadud and Hiran.
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