2009 Sorghum/Millet Yield Estimate for West Africa

5/2/2010 - 2.7 million people face hunger in Niger. See for example the link below. We have recently improved our processing system. This has been reason for re-processing our MSG data of the last 6 years and to make a revised sorghum yield estimate per 1 Oct 2009. The difference yield map is shown below. Green colors indicate above average, red colors below average yields. Sorghum/millet yields are estimated to be on average some 10-20% below average. See also:

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Niger_government_says_3_million_face_hunger_999.html

Sorghum difference yield expressed in % difference relative to previous 5 yr average yield

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