22 March 2022, Johannesburg – The Regional report based on research conducted in ten countries in Southern African Development Community (SADC) paints a positive picture of the future of conservation...
SUMMARY The Season So Far Although rainfall performance improved in January, many areas were still seeing below average conditions when another prolonged dry spell hit in February. Parts of central...
Grace Oluwasanya, Duminda Perera, Manzoor Qadir and Vladimir Smakhtin EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report summarizes the results of a preliminary assessment of water security in 54 countries in Africa...
Regional Bureau Johannesburg KEY POINTS The onset of the Ukraine conflict came at a time when global food and fertilizer prices were already hitting record highs. As a net importer and price-taker of...
Abstract: This statistical report contains a subset of CCBS data and presents updated cereal supply and demand balances for all sub-Saharan African countries. It complements the information of the...
KEY MESSAGES ↗ Prices of all major cereals increased in February. Wheat and coarse grain prices were pressured upward by supply uncertainties amidst potential disruptions to exports from the Black...
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters the third year, there is a need for building resilient border health systems to curb the international spread of diseases. The Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of the...
The African region is lagging behind in COVID-19 vaccination roll out with only 10.2% of its population fully vaccinated compared to 55.5% globally. Between January and August 2021, the low...
REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS AFRICA Adverse weather conditions in North Africa and Southern Africa have curtailed 2022 cereal production prospects. In East Africa and West Africa, where the 2021 crops were...
Overview: In East Africa, planting is underway for Belg crops in Ethiopia with concerns due to dry conditions and ongoing conflict in the north. In Kenya, harvest has finalized for Short Rains crops...