The study draws on two district-level secondary datasets for Somalia, 2001 to 2025: the monthly FAO-SWALIM Combined Drought Index and its precipitation, temperature, and vegetation components for 73 districts (21,827 district-month observations), and FSNAU seasonal maize and sorghum production for 45 crop-growing districts. The monthly index was aggregated to the growing season and joined to production, yielding an analysis panel of 1,777 district-season observations. Data derive from FAO-SWALIM (
faoswalim.org) and FSNAU (
fsnau.org); derived datasets are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Two things to confirm before you use these. Check that the district counts and observation totals — 73 districts and 21,827 district-months, 45 crop districts, 1,777 district-seasons, match the final figures in the manuscript exactly, since I am drawing them from our earlier analysis and a late revision could have shifted them. And verify the two source URLs resolve to the actual data pages before submitting.