FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 01/00 - NAMIBIA (10 February)
After a good start of the rainy season, prospects for the 2000 maize and sorghum crops have deteriorated as a result of a one-month dry spell in northern growing areas. More precipitation is urgently needed to avoid yield reductions. Pastures and livestock are reported in good conditions following earlier good rains.
The 2000 wheat crop was estimated average at 5 000 tonnes.
The food supply situation remains stable reflecting an increase in production last year and the country's import capacity.
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