date:Mar 20, 2014
Land preparation is currently under way for the 2014 crop. Reports indicate normal meteorological conditions, as well as normal availability of inputs.
Planting of coarse grains (mainly sorghum and millet) is expected to start from March, depending on the livelihood zone.
The 2013 cereal production was put at about 864 000 tonnes. At this level, the crop is about 5 per cent lower than previous years crop and some 5 per cent above the previous five-year average.
The harvest remained below the