Drought assessment begins
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
![Farmers say the late rains helped them yield better produce. PIC KAGISO ONKATSWITSE](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/uploads/imported_images/2014/april/15/phpEFC2.tmp.jpg&w=400&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
Farmers say the late rains helped them yield better produce. PIC KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
The exercise is done to establish and assess food availability, rainfall distribution across the country, grazing and rangeland situation, nutritional status of vulnerable groups, magnitude of destitute in terms of number and distribution, as well as the implementation of Ipelegeng programmes.
The assessment is reportedly conducted every year during the cropping season by two task teams, which cover districts on the western and eastern parts of the country.
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