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Drought, floods and civil strife have severely affected the agricultural sector in Somalia. Poor harvests are anticipated in some pockets of Gedo, Lower Juba and Middle Juba regions due to erratic and insufficient rains, malnutrition is still prevalent and recent floods in southern Somalia have led to food shortages. Furthermore, pests have caused extensive crop damage and with Saudi Arabia. With this support and its own resources, FAO has been able to distribute seeds and tools to vulnerable farming families, sustain and strengthen the Food Security Assessment Unit, establish a nutritional surveillance system, implement flood prevention measures in conjunction with the rehabilitation of irrigation canals and support home gardening. The Food Security Assessment Unit, which was set up in Nairobi in 1994, collects, analyses, and disseminates information on the food security situation in Somalia.