Africa in BusinessSouthern Africa region is expected to have a favourable agricultural season as La Niña occurrence kicks in
There is optimism that the current rains could lead to the Southern Africa region having a favourable agricultural season after experiencing drought due to El Niño.
The International Research Institute for Climate Change and Society at Columbia University has placed the probability of a La Niña occurrence at over 50%.
Such weather events typically bring above-average rainfall across the entire Southern region.
Thami Ngubeni spoke to Thabile Nkunjana, a Senior Economist for Trade Research Unit Markets and Economic Research Division at the National Agricultural Marketing Council.
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