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Seasonality in Sub-Saharan Africa* |
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Angola |
Coastal area desert. SW semi-arid, rest of country: rains
Sept-April |
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Burundi |
Three crop seasons: Sept-Jan. Feb-Jun, and Jul-Aug |
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CAR |
Rains March-Nov |
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Djibouti |
Arid Climate |
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Ethiopia |
Two rainy seasons February to May and June to
October |
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Kenya |
N-E is semi-arid to and, Central and SW rains: March-May and
Nov-Dec |
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Liberia |
Rains March-Nov |
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Mozambique |
Coast is semi-arid, rest wet-dry. Harvest May |
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Rwanda |
Rains Feb-May with Aug harvest and Sept-Nov with Jan
harvest |
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Sierra Leone |
Rains March-Oct. |
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Somalia |
Two seasons: April to August (harvest) and October to
January/February (harvest) |
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Sudan |
Rains April-Oct |
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Northern |
Rains begin May/June |
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Southern |
Rains begin March/April |
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Togo |
Two rainy seasons in S, one in N, Harvest August |
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Uganda |
Rains Mar-Oct |
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Zaire |
Tropical climate. Harvest in N: November: in 5
January |
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FAO, “Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Special Report: No 4/5, Dec. 90.FAO. “FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to Somalia” 9 Dec 94
FAO. “FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to Burundi” 16 Dec 94
FAO. “FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to Ethiopia” 16 Dec 94
FAO. “FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to Sudan” 22 Dec 94
FAO. “FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to Rwanda” 21 Dec 94
