Final Advance Estimate of 2019 Wheat Production in Nepal using the CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox (CRAFT)

[NeKSAP]

Dear NeKSAP members,

We are pleased to share the report, Final Advance Estimate of 2019 Wheat Production in Nepal using the CCAFS Regional Agricultural Toolbox (CRAFT).

The total wheat production in 2019 is forecasted to be 2,003,885 MT, a 2.81 percent increase compared to the production level of 1,949,001 MT in 2018. The expected yield rate of wheat in the country is 2.92 MT per hectare. Furthermore, the forecasted figure is a 6.3 percent increase compared to the average production level of the last five years.

The report includes province wise wheat production data as well.

This publication is a joint product of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), World Food Programme (WFP), and the CGIAR Research Program of Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) as part of the Nepal Food Security Monitoring System (NeKSAP). The objective of this collaboration is to strengthen early warning for better food security planning in Nepal in light of the present and anticipated changing climate conditions. CRAFT provides advance information to stakeholders to better manage within-season climate risk to agriculture. in addition to its use in Nepal, CRAFT is also being used in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India.

This report relies on information provided through different agencies, including the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC), Department of Agriculture (DoA), MoALD, WFP, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University. All contributors are gratefully acknowledged for their support.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

With best regards,

Pushpa

Pushpa Shrestha (Mr)

VAM Officer | Deputy Head, Evidence, Policy and Innovation (EPI)

World Food Programme

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