Climate and pandemic risks could weigh on agricultural output and farm profitability in the 2020/21 season, and in turn, the livelihoods of those who are directly and indirectly dependent on the sector.
in major crops and various horticultural produce. These countries collectively have surpluses of over two million tonnes of maize, which are sufficient to offset maize shortfalls across both Southern and East African countries in the 2020/21 marketing year, primarily for Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Second, the Covid-19 pandemic remains a major risk for agriculture in several countries, specifically the impact of containment measures among smallholder farmers and informal markets, which thrive on the movement of people. With an exception of South Africa, the official numbers of the Covid-19 infections remain relatively low in some African countries.
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