| To: All Affiliated Members Attached please find that the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s latest National Agro-meteorological Committee (NAC) Advisory on the 2024 winter season & Statement from Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) (8 July 2024). The NAC Advisory and CCDRR statement anticipates below normal rainfall with above normal temperatures over South Africa and provides useful climatic information with respect to: Current conditions Conditions in provinces during April/May Agricultural MarketsSADC Region Monthly Climate Outlook Suggested Strategies It is recommended that the climate advisory should be disseminated widely. Users are advised to be on the look-out and act on the daily extreme weather warnings as well as the monthly advisory. Information sharing groups are encouraged especially among farming communities for sustainable development. In general,effective communication among all stakeholders in the sector will enhance effective implementation of risk reduction measures/early warning services. It is the responsibility of farmers to implement disaster risk measures. For noting. |
| Enquiries Janse Rabie, Natural Resources janse@agrisa.org.za |