What land and water resources are invested in grain production in the Southern Region?
The Southern region experiences a temperate climate, where yields depend upon reliable spring rainfall. Enterprises in this region are smaller in size when compared to the other regions with diverse production patterns and opportunities. This region has a large and diverse domestic market, and the shift in intensive livestock production has increased the demand for feed grains in this region. In 1999, the Southern region included: • 6,818 thousand hectares of field grains • 330 thousand hectares of oilseeds • 755 thousand hectares of grain legumes • 129 thousand hectares of rice production. Grain production is distributed according to sub-regions as presented in the following table.
