Thumbnail Image

GIEWS Update - Southern Africa, 28 September 2018

Reduced 2018 harvests and agricultural productivity underpin increased rates of food insecurity

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4

Author FAO EST/GIEWS

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Despite an average maize harvest and an overall satisfactory supply outlook for 2018/19, the aggregate number of people affected by food insecurity has increased. Declining per capita maize production in the past ten years has heightened reliance on imports to satisfy consumption needs, increasing vulnerabilities to external shocks.

Language English

Also available in:
No results found.

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
    Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet
    GIEWS Update - Southern Africa, 28 April 2015
    Maize Production in 2015 expected to drop sharply
    2015
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    Maize production in 2015 expected to decline significantly from the bumper output of 2014. Consequently, the subregional maize import requirements are forecast to increase sharply in 2015/16. Maize prices increased in South Africa, the major subregional exporter, by nearly 30 percent since the beginning of the year. Food security improved significantly in 2014/15 following last year’s bumper crop; however, current production prospects raise concern.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Newsletter
    GIEWS Special Alert No. 343 - Southern Africa - 26 February 2018
    Erratic rains and an intense dry period in January lowers 2018 cereal production prospects
    2018
    Also available in:
    Erratic precipitation and well below-average rains in January have lowered Southern Africa’s overall 2018 cereal production prospects. Current national maize stocks are forecast at above-average levels due to the record outputs in 2017; this should partly cushion the expected production declines in 2018. Reduced harvests are still foreseen to intensify food insecurity in 2018, increasing the number of people in need of assistance; however, humanitarian needs expected to remain below the levels of 2016.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Newsletter
    GIEWS Update - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 5 September 2018
    High temperatures and below-average rainfall could affect the 2018 main season food output
    2018
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    In DPRK, below-average rains, coupled with high temperatures from mid-July until mid-August, resulted in moisture stress during critical crop development stages in localized areas of the main crop producing provinces, including South and North Hwanghae, and South and North Hamgyong. According to official estimates the dry spell affected 98 892 hectares of cropland, mostly paddy, maize and potatoes, representing 8 percent of the average area cultivated in the main season. Any drop in production could further aggravate food insecurity.
Show more

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

No results found.