Flash floods and water logging which contributed to leaching and washing away of nutrients on fields has significantly reduced the crop yield especially the central and eastern parts. Early harvesting was observed in many parts of the country due to non-availability of immediate food, which has been persistent during the growing period. Zimbabwe Well distributed rainfall continued into April. A good crop harvest is expected in most parts of the country. Some areas were waterlogged and leaching was inevitable.
Any good database needs to be based on efficient observations.
Meteorological and agrometeorological parameters are very much in demand for databases world wide in support of various applications. To browse and retrieve climatic data for various applications, it must be easily accessible, accurate, compiled in good time, and above all relevant to a particular need. Meteorological and agrometeorological data is mainly observed at WMO approved meteorological and agrometeorological stations. Most, if not all, of these stations are managed by government departments. The WMO and many other organisations, such as the FAO and NOAA, have been implementing and supporting projects and activities in the SADC region with the objective to improve the standards of observation, collection, transmission, storage and analysis of data.