The August edition of the JRC’s Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
- The main cereal season has been completed in the Southern Africa region. Aggregate cereal production is estimated at ca. 11% above the 5-year average (FAO, July 2023). Positive production prospects are reported for winter wheat in South Africa and Zimbabwe. There is concern for the 2023/2024 agricultural season as land preparation and planting will likely be impacted by a delayed start or erratic rainfall due to El Niño (FEWSNET (July 2023)).
- In East Africa, early pastoral vegetation depletion is observed in parts of Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan. Crop conditions for main season have worsened in Ethiopia and Sudan, and seasonal weather forecasts until October continue to be unfavourable for the two countries. The need for humanitarian assistance in the region…
