Lesotho
Lesotho is located on the plateau of southern Africa, with altitudes ranging from about 1,400 meters to more than 3,480 meters above sea level. This position exposes the country to the influences of both the Indian and the Atlantic Oceans, with wide differences in temperature. Annual precipitation is highly variable both temporally and spatially, ranging from 500 millimeters to 760 millimeters. Temperatures are highly variable on diurnal, monthly, and annual time scales, generally ranging between –10° and 30°C. High winds of up to 20 meters per second can sometimes be reached during summer thunderstorms. The variations in topography and the microclimatological influences shape the ecological zones of the country: the lowlands, the foothills, the highlands, and the Senqu River Valley.
Authors: | Gwimbi, Patrick ; Thomas, Timothy S. ; Hachigonta, Sepo ; Sibanda, Lindiwe M. |
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Other Persons: | Hachigonta, Sepo (contributor) ; Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) ; Thomas, Timothy S. (contributor) ; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele (contributor) |
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Subject: | Lesotho | Southern Africa | Africa South of Sahara | Africa | Climate change | Rainfall | Droughts | Irrigation | Water management | Adaptation | Agriculture | Poverty | Gender | Women | Agricultural development | Agricultural policies | economic development | Smallhoders | maize | rice | Wheat | sorghum | millet | Cassava | Sweet potato | soybean | Potatoes | Tobacco | Groundnuts | Pigeon peas | Chickpeas | Cowpeas | Platains | Sugarcane | oil seeds | Livestock | Agricultural productivity | crop yield | General Circulation Models (GCM) | Commodities | food prices | Education | income | Nutrition | malnutrition |
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