Angola: Sorgo Production Increases to 115,000 Tons in Cunene

Ondjiva — The production of sorgo in Angola’s southern province of Cunene has increased from 68,000 tons in the 2022/2023 campaign, to 115,033 tons, in the 2023/2024 agricultural year, with 30% of productivity made by family farmers.

According to the director of the Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries office in Cunene, Carlos Ndanyengondunge, the initial perspective was to harvest about 209,151 tons of the most consumed product in Cunene, but 45% of the crop dried up, due to irregular…