frcr.1 18 li1illicr; baqs ir: 19BO tc 23 r.1i1liol" baqs ir. 1981. Ir Bot.s\Iana, net or1y \Jas ti1ere a bumper maize crcr·, but the cattle ctf-tahe clinr·ed bacK tc 20::!,000 ir. 1981 coJTJpared with 140,783 ir 1980 ard 2/8,9(1 ir: 1~7g. Ir. 1-ialavi, Uqaroa and Zimbabwe maize J•r<.Jductior rose apPreciably ir 1981/8? ever the 1980/81 level. 13. In ~Jad<.~oascar, crc:n prociucticr~ \:as in qeneral affected ir 1981 · by re r>evJed u rouqht and reaucec supplies of seed a Pi fer­ tilizers. Prccucticn of rice -the r:>rir:cipal staple focd -fell diqhtly l:elo\: the yenrly aver<•ae of 2 ni1licr: tcnnes attaired ir· the past tew years. Abcut 175,000 tor.r.es cf rice had tc be im­ J•Orted in 1gs1 tc sutisfv urb<ll• demarxL Cultivated areas in thE' ~outh-\iest \Jere attacked by ;,£rica r. mic:rn tory 1 ccusts, further s••arms of which were expected tc forr. ard move to.1arcs the nortl and r.c·rth-east. areas cf t.he island. 14. lr: Lesothc, yields n rrl over-all feed :rroduction \vere rnuc; lc\ver it; 1981/82, mainly as a result of the drouqht ir Apri: 1Y82. In the Uniteu Republic of Tar.znnia, bad weather, po<~ 33 E/ECA/Ct--1. 9/5 farmirq methods and problems related to the procurement ar:rl dis­ tribution of aqricul tural inputs were amonq the factors behind the qer:era · decrease in food production. The resultinq serious food shortctqe r;ecessitated massive imports cf foodstuffs. A to­ tal of 122,000 tonnes of maize, 45,000 tor:nes of rice am 23,600 tonnes of \/heat 'vlere imported bebveen Jar;uary ar:rl November 1981, compared with 176,000 tonres altoqether in 1980. 15. In Mozambique, the 1961 rice crops \las lower than in 1980 fell ci•;i nq C.:iseases and serious harvest delays in the south, and heavy rains before and durinq harvesting in Zambezia provir::ce. 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the agricultural sector in several African countries, highlighting issues such as crop yields, production, and imports. It also touches on the impact of drought and weather conditions on agriculture. While there are some indirect mentions of economic development and international trade, the text's focus is more on the agricultural sector and its challenges.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Humanitarian aid and relief