Cape Verde’s seasonal rains provide good conditions for growing maize, one of the country’s food sources, in contrast to years of drought that lasted until 2022, a UN food surveillance report found.
“Seasonal rains began in July and allowed the maize harvesting campaign to begin on time, with harvest expected between October and December,” says the latest country report from the Global Food and Agriculture Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS, English abbreviation), with whom Lusa consulted this Wednesday.
“The accumulated precipitation since the beginning of the season is within or above average, which creates favorable moisture conditions for crop formation” and its development, the document says.
Cape Verde’s maize production recovered in 2022 after five consecutive years of drought resulted in negligible production levels during this period.
Between 2017 and 2021, the average corn production was 340 tons per year, but in 2022 this value increased to 4,178 tons.
Corn is produced mainly on the islands of Santiago and Fogo, which account for 65% and 25% of domestic production respectively.
GIEWS is a tool of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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