FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/99 - MADAGASCAR (3 November)
Planting of the 1999/2000 paddy and maize crops is about to start. Soil moisture is adequate reflecting normal rain in the past month. According to official reports, migratory locusts are forming in central and south-western areas. Breeding is expected to start with the onset of the rainy season and FAO will be carefully monitoring the situation in the coming months. The 1999 paddy output, harvested until June, was estimated at a good level of 2.6 million tonnes, an increase of 8 percent over the previous year’s reduced output. Abundant rains during the growing season, coupled with absence of pests and cyclones, favoured this year's rice production. Reflecting the good paddy harvest, the overall food supply situation is stable and has markedly improved in vulnerable areas of the South.
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