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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


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