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

Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................ ii

List of Tables ....................................................................................................................................................................iii

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.

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

1.3.

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

1.4.

Employment................................................................................................................................................10

1.5.

Trade..............................................................................................................................................................12

2.

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

2.1.

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

2.2.

Crop Productions ......................................................................................................................................17

2.3.

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

2.3.1.

Land Productivity...........................................................................................................................19

2.3.2.

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

2.3.3.

Crop Yields ........................................................................................................................................22

2.4.

Irrigation ......................................................................................................................................................25

2.5.

Fertilizer .......................................................................................................................................................29

2.6.

Mechanization............................................................................................................................................30

3.

The State of Food Insecurity...........................................................................................................................31

3.1.

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

3.2.

Access ............................................................................................................................................................37

3.3.

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

3.4.

Stability .........................................................................................................................................................41

3.5.

Food Security Index.................................................................................................................................42

3.6.

Food Losses and Wastes ........................................................................................................................44

4.

Agricultural Cooperation under the COMCEC.........................................................................................47

Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................................51

References........................................................................................................................................................................53

Annexes .............................................................................................................................................................................55