FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/00 - BOTSWANA (6 November)
Normal to above-normal rains in the third dekad of October, which were particularly abundant in maize growing areas, encouraged land preparation and early sowing of the 2001 coarse grain crop.
The 2000 coarse grain output is officially estimated at 21 000 tonnes, only 11 percent higher than the reduced level of the previous year. Despite an increase of 20 percent in the area planted, production was affected by excessive rains and floods during the growing season. Cereal imports in the year ending March 2001 are estimated at 250 000 tonnes, to be covered by commercial imports.
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