Excessive rainfall affects Musese maize production

The Musese Green Scheme in the Kavango West region recorded a maize harvest of about 4 800 tonnes this season after excessive rainfall damaged crops during the early stages of production. The scheme’s private operator, Winni Metzger, says the heavy rainfall at the start of the rainy season affected maize production on the farm. “There was too much rain at the beginning of the rainy season when the maize was small,” he says, adding that the rain also resulted in large amounts of weeds competing with maize crops for nutrients and growth.