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Seasonality in Sub-Saharan Africa* |
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Country |
Climate/Rainy Season/Harvest |
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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 arid, 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 S
January |
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*SOURCES: FAO, "Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa", Special Report; No 4/5, Dec. 90 plus various FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Missions.
MAP A. Situational Map
MAP 1. Angola
MAP 9a. Liberia
MAP 9b. Sierra Leone
MAP 11. Somalia
MAP 14. Democratic Republic of Congo
MAP 20. Sri Lanka
