Preface................................................................................................................................................................i

List of Figures................................................................................................................................................iii

List of Annexes.............................................................................................................................................. iv

Acronyms and Abbreviations....................................................................................................................v

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.

Macro Agricultural Indicators.................................................................................................... 2

1.1.

Agricultural Value Added ........................................................................................................................ 2

1.2.

Agricultural Growth Rates ...................................................................................................................... 7

1.3.

Population...................................................................................................................................................... 9

1.4.

Agricultural Employment......................................................................................................................10

1.5.

Agricultural Trade....................................................................................................................................11

2.

Sectoral Indicators .......................................................................................................................15

2.1.

Land Use .......................................................................................................................................................15

2.2.

Productions .................................................................................................................................................17

2.3.

Agricultural Productivity ......................................................................................................................19

2.3.1.

Land Productivity...........................................................................................................................20

2.3.2.

Labor Productivity .........................................................................................................................21

2.3.3.

Crop Yields ........................................................................................................................................23

2.4.

Water .............................................................................................................................................................26

2.5.

Fertilizer .......................................................................................................................................................30

2.6.

Mechanization............................................................................................................................................31

3.

The State of Food Insecurity .....................................................................................................32

3.1.

Availability...................................................................................................................................................32

3.2.

Access ............................................................................................................................................................38

3.3.

Utilization.....................................................................................................................................................40

3.4.

Stability .........................................................................................................................................................42

4.

Agricultural Cooperation under the COMCEC ....................................................................44

Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................................48

References.....................................................................................................................................................49

Annexes..........................................................................................................................................................51