15. Zimbabwe highland
cropping season |
main crops |
cropping calendar |
cropping intensity |
||||||||||||
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
actual |
potential |
||
summer |
cotton |
- |
- |
- |
- |
h |
p |
- |
30 |
30 |
|||||
winter |
wheat |
p |
- |
- |
- |
- |
h |
40 |
40 |
||||||
winter |
vegetables |
p |
- |
- |
- |
h |
20 |
20 |
|||||||
all year |
sugar cane |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
25 |
115 |
115 |
16. South Africa - Lesotho - Swaziland
cropping season |
main crops |
cropping calendar |
cropping intensity |
||||||||||||
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
actual |
potential |
||
winter |
wheat |
p |
- |
- |
- |
- |
h |
35 |
35 |
||||||
wet/sum. |
maize |
- |
- |
- |
- |
h |
p |
25 |
25 |
||||||
all year |
fodder |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
20 |
all year |
pasture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
30 |
110 |
110 |
17. Awash river area in Ethiopia
cropping season |
main crops |
cropping calendar |
cropping intensity |
||||||||||||
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
actual |
potential |
||
wet |
cotton |
p |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
h |
25 |
25 |
|||||
wet |
maize |
p |
- |
- |
- |
h |
25 |
25 |
|||||||
all year |
sugar cane |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
30 |
all year |
arboriculture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
85 |
85 |
18. All islands (Comoros. Mauritius. Seychelles, Cape Verde)
cropping season |
main crops |
cropping calendar |
cropping intensity |
||||||||||||
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
actual |
potential |
||
all year |
sugar cane |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100 |
100 |
Figure 9: Thiessen polygons for climate stations
TABLE 8: Potential irrigation efficiency and water requirements for the 84 irrigation water requirements zones of Figures 10 and 11
IWR zone |
Irrigation crop zone |
Irrigation efficiency % |
Irrigation water requirement(mm/year) |
|
Net |
Gross |
|||
1 |
1 |
60 |
400 |
700 |
2 |
1 |
60 |
500 |
850 |
3 |
1 |
60 |
450 |
750 |
4 |
1 |
60 |
800 |
1350 |
5 |
1 |
60 |
700 |
1200 |
6 |
1 |
60 |
900 |
1500 |
7 |
2 |
70 |
900 |
1300 |
8 |
1 |
60 |
650 |
1100 |
9 |
1 |
60 |
750 |
1250 |
10 |
5 |
80 |
900 |
1150 |
11 |
5 |
80 |
1000 |
1250 |
12 |
5 |
80 |
1250 |
1600 |
13 |
2 |
70 |
900 |
1300 |
14 |
2 |
70 |
1250 |
1800 |
15 |
2 |
70 |
1600 |
2300 |
16 |
2 |
70 |
1200 |
1750 |
17 |
7 |
80 |
1400 |
1750 |
18 |
7 |
80 |
1200 |
1500 |
19 |
7 |
80 |
900 |
1150 |
20 |
7 |
80 |
750 |
950 |
21 |
3a |
50 |
400 |
800 |
22 |
3a |
50 |
350 |
700 |
23 |
3a |
50 |
600 |
1200 |
24 |
3a |
50 |
250 |
500 |
25 |
6 |
50 |
350 |
700 |
26 |
17 |
50 |
500 |
1000 |
27 |
3a |
50 |
150 |
300 |
28 |
6 |
50 |
100 |
200 |
29 |
6 |
50 |
250 |
500 |
30 |
3b |
50 |
1200 |
2400 |
31 |
3b |
50 |
750 |
1500 |
32 |
8 |
50 |
750 |
1500 |
33 |
8 |
50 |
450 |
900 |
34 |
3b |
50 |
500 |
1000 |
35 |
3b |
50 |
850 |
1700 |
36 |
3b |
50 |
200 |
400 |
37 |
4c |
50 |
1500 |
3000 |
38 |
3b |
50 |
350 |
700 |
39 |
10 |
50 |
400 |
800 |
40 |
10 |
50 |
850 |
1700 |
41 |
10 |
50 |
350 |
700 |
42 |
10 |
50 |
600 |
1200 |
43 |
10 |
50 |
350 |
700 |
44 |
10 |
50 |
600 |
1200 |
45 |
11 |
45 |
550 |
1250 |
46 |
9 |
50 |
500 |
1000 |
47 |
9 |
50 |
400 |
800 |
48 |
9 |
50 |
650 |
1300 |
49 |
9 |
50 |
850 |
1700 |
50 |
4a |
45 |
2200 |
4900 |
51 |
4a |
45 |
2200 |
4900 |
52 |
4a |
45 |
1400 |
3150 |
53 |
12a |
45 |
1250 |
2800 |
54 |
12a |
45 |
900 |
2000 |
55 |
4b |
50 |
800 |
1600 |
56 |
12a |
45 |
700 |
1600 |
57 |
12a |
45 |
550 |
1250 |
58 |
12a |
45 |
500 |
1150 |
59 |
12b |
45 |
500 |
1150 |
60 |
12b |
45 |
550 |
1250 |
61 |
12b |
45 |
650 |
1450 |
62 |
12b |
45 |
900 |
2000 |
63 |
14 |
65 |
200 |
350 |
64 |
13 |
50 |
300 |
600 |
65 |
14 |
65 |
350 |
550 |
66 |
14 |
65 |
400 |
650 |
67 |
14 |
65 |
600 |
950 |
68 |
16 |
60 |
400 |
700 |
69 |
16 |
60 |
950 |
1600 |
70 |
16 |
60 |
800 |
1350 |
71 |
16 |
60 |
600 |
1000 |
72 |
16 |
60 |
500 |
850 |
73 |
4d |
50 |
1000 |
2000 |
74 |
4e |
50 |
1000 |
2000 |
75 |
4d |
50 |
750 |
1500 |
76 |
11 |
45 |
500 |
1150 |
77 |
11 |
45 |
550 |
1250 |
78 |
11 |
45 |
450 |
1000 |
79 |
15 |
60 |
650 |
1100 |
80 |
18 |
60 |
300 |
500 |
81 |
18 |
60 |
1500 |
2500 |
82 |
13 |
50 |
200 |
400 |
83 |
18 |
60 |
150 |
250 |
84 |
2 |
70 |
900 |
1300 |
Figure 10: Net irrigation water requirements - Potential scenario after adjustment
Figure 11: Gross irrigation water requirements - Potential scenario after adjustment