Conflict and locust impacting agricultural production

摘要

In Yemen, owing to a variety of natural conditions, agricultural activities vary greatly depending on the location. Land preparations for the first season start in February/March. Planting of sorghum (the main crop for the central and southern uplands), to be harvested from September, concludes in June. Wheat, the second most important crop in the country, is also usually planted in June. The first rainy season normally lasts in both central and southern uplands from March to May. Cumulative precipitation so far in 2016 across Yemen has been close to average, with flash floods in some of the governorates.