GIEWS Country Brief: Rwanda 25-May-2021
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Prices of cereals and vegetables at low levels
Food security situation improving following phasing out of some COVID‑19‑related restrictions
Above‑average aggregate cereal production expected in 2021
Harvesting of the “2021B” crops, accounting for about 40 percent of the aggregate cereal output, will commence in June. The February‑May “long rainy season” has been characterized by above‑average precipitation amounts, which benefited vegetation conditions and boosted yields, and an above‑average crop production is expected.
Torrential rains in late April and early May resulted in floods and mudslides in Burera and Gicumbi districts in Northern Province and in Kayonza District in Eastern Province, which affected about 6 500 people and caused damage to infrastructure and localized losses of food stocks and standing crops.