First Advance Estimate of 2019 Wheat Production in Nepal using CRAFT
The first advance estimate of 2019 wheat production was obtained on 5th April, 2019 using CRAFT, the CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox. According to CRAFT, the total wheat roduction in 2019 is forecasted to be 1,950,946 MT, a 1.13 percent decrease compared to the production level of 1,973,151 MT in 2018. The expected yield rate of wheat in the country is expected to be 2.88 MT per hectare. Furthermore, the forecasted figure is a 3.5 percent increase compared to the average production level of the last five years. The forecast was made based on the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD)’s records of wheat planted area received on 25th March, 2019 (678,354 hectares) and is based on a prediction uncertainty of ±7.5 percent.
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- Brief on the Food Security Situation in Nepal (Mid-July to mid-November 2017)
- Launch of Food Security Information System for Nepal
- Second Advance Estimate of 2016/17 Wheat Production in Nepal using CRAFT
- Brief on the food security situation in Nepal (Mid November 2016 to Mid March 2017)
- Updated NeKSAP guidance on food security response analysis and district food security monitoring
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