by Wandile Sihlobo | Sep 1, 2020 | Daily Notes
The reports of a potential La Niña event during the coming summer months presents mixed fortunes for Southern and East Africa’s agriculture. For parts of East Africa, the La Niña weather event typically correlates with below-average rainfall in the months between...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Dec 21, 2019 | Agricultural Production
Essay by Wandile Sihlobo and Tinashe Kapuya There are preliminary indications that Southern Africa could face yet another year of poor rains, which will inevitably lead to lower agricultural output. A recent report from the Group on Earth Observations Global...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Oct 10, 2019 | Africa Focus
Although the past few months have been a struggle to secure grain supplies for Southern and East Africa, other parts of the world are in better shape and could help offset the shortfall. No indicator spells this out as clearly as the Food and Agricultural Organization...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Sep 6, 2019 | Agricultural Production
This has not been a good year for southern Africa’s agricultural economy. The drought that started in October 2018 in some countries in the region and continued into 2019 has led to a double-digit decline in crop harvests. Take Kenya, SA, Zimbabwe and Zambia: maize...