# To manage El Nino-related crop distress in eastern and southern Africa, invest in drought-tolerant seeds and better soil and water care – CIMMYT

> CIMMYT calls for drought-tolerant seed and soil and water conservation in eastern and southern Africa, where El Niño has caused drought. Kenyan farmers are still waiting for the long rains, which arrived very late this season.

- Date: 2019-04-17 · published 2019-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Eastern and Southern Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59511-to-manage-el-nino-related-crop-distress-in-eastern-and-southern-africa-invest
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drought in eastern and southern Africa can reduce maize output and increase regional import needs, supporting maize prices. The impact on global feed grain prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-27 | [Managing El Nino-related crop distress in ESA – SIMLESA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58503-managing-el-nino-related-crop-distress-in-esa-simlesa.md) | -2.5% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2026-09-04 | [El Niño drives crop failure in Central America and East Africa and threatens the next season in Southern Africa, East Africa, Western South America, and Southeast Asia - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17395-el-nino-drives-crop-failure-in-central-america-and-east-africa-and-threatens.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-11-13 | [Ongoing El Nino forecast to bring dry conditions in Southern Africa, SE Asia, Central America and wet conditions in Eastern Africa - Agroportal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33103-ongoing-el-nino-forecast-to-bring-dry-conditions-in-southern-africa-se-asia.md) | -0.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-07-15 | [Flash Drought and Crop Stress Concerns \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57919-flash-drought-and-crop-stress-concerns-integrated-crop-management.md) | -2.6% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [El Niño weather extremes worsen food security in East Africa and Central America and threaten next season crops in Southern Africa and South America - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17047-el-nino-weather-extremes-worsen-food-security-in-east-africa-and-central.md) | -2.4% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- cimmyt.org: https://www.cimmyt.org/news/to-manage-el-nino-related-crop-distress-in-eastern-and-southern-africa-invest-in-drought-tolerant-seeds-and-better-soil-and-water-care/

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