Southern Africa's farmers can look forward to great harvests because of all the rain they received this season. The Food and Agriculture Organization recently shared this good news. Heavy rainfall since January has improved crops across Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique.
The FAO watches food prices around the world. They say all this rain has helped farms bounce back after the awful drought last growing season. They believe the wet weather will help farms across southern Africa recover from their bad harvests during 2024.
These happy predictions match what countries in the area already report. Zimbabwe farm officials say farmers planted more crops during this season. Corn fields grew by 5.4 percent compared to last year. Farmers planted 1,822,904 hectares instead of their goal of 1,800,000 hectares.
Other grain crops also beat targets by 4 percent, growing 7 percent more than last season. Farmers planted 434,374 hectares of these crops, up from 405,116 hectares before. Zimbabwe expects its money matters to improve by 6 percent during 2025, mostly because farms will make more food.
South Africa should harvest about 17.2 million tons of crops, which is 11 percent more than last season. These harvests include corn, sunflower seeds, soybeans, peanuts, sorghum, and beans from 4.4 million hectares of land. Corn alone should reach 13.9 million tons, an 8 percent rise.
The FAO watches food prices around the world. They say all this rain has helped farms bounce back after the awful drought last growing season. They believe the wet weather will help farms across southern Africa recover from their bad harvests during 2024.
These happy predictions match what countries in the area already report. Zimbabwe farm officials say farmers planted more crops during this season. Corn fields grew by 5.4 percent compared to last year. Farmers planted 1,822,904 hectares instead of their goal of 1,800,000 hectares.
Other grain crops also beat targets by 4 percent, growing 7 percent more than last season. Farmers planted 434,374 hectares of these crops, up from 405,116 hectares before. Zimbabwe expects its money matters to improve by 6 percent during 2025, mostly because farms will make more food.
South Africa should harvest about 17.2 million tons of crops, which is 11 percent more than last season. These harvests include corn, sunflower seeds, soybeans, peanuts, sorghum, and beans from 4.4 million hectares of land. Corn alone should reach 13.9 million tons, an 8 percent rise.
