Country | Harvest date | Main contributory factors |
Cape Verde | October/November | Dry weather |
Georgia | June/August | Unfavourable weather |
Mauritania | October/November | Dry weather |
Mongolia* | September | Drought |
Papua New Guinea | December/January | Drought |
Senegal | October/November | Dry weather |
Tajikistan* | June/August | Irrigation water shortages |
The Gambia | October/November | Dry weather |
Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sudan
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1/ Both here and in the text, countries with unfavourable prospects for current crop and/or uncovered shortfalls are marked in bold and those affected or threatened by successive poor crops or food shortages are marked with an asterisk (*). Definitions can be found on the Contents page.
Note: The maps on the front cover indicate countries with unfavourable crop prospects and/or those facing exceptional food emergencies.