Digitaria exilis, a crop that can be relied on in semi-arid areas, an area with the climate of a region that receives precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, is mainly produced in  Guinea which produced 429,000 tons in 300,000 hectares, and Nigeria that produced 90,000 in the 165,000 hectares.
Guinea 429 000 300 000 Nigeria 90 000 165 000 A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is the climate of a region that receives precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. It is a crop that can be relied on in semi-arid areas with poor soils, where rains are brief and unreliable. 
