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SAHEL WEATHER AND CROP SITUATION REPORT - July 2001








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    The rainy season started in early April in the extreme south of Chad, in mid-April in southern Burkina Faso and Mali, in May in Niger and in early June in Guinea Bissau, the south-east of Senegal and the east of The Gambia. Seasonably dry conditions prevail in the rest of Senegal and The Gambia, Cape Verde, and Mauritania. This corresponds to the normal pattern in the Sahel, except for Niger where the onset of the rains is somewhat earlier than usual. In Chad, precipitation decreased significant ly in late May in the south. Satellite imagery for the first dekad of June shows that rains started in Guinea Bissau and the south-east of Senegal but that the intensity of the rains did not increase in southern Chad. Land preparation and plantings are in progress following the onset of the rains. Dry planting is also underway in Mauritania. Crops are emerging satisfactorily in southern Burkina Faso and Mali. Improved rains are needed in southern Chad. Seed availability problems are likely in some areas following below average harvests in 2000 in several countries. The pest situation is calm. A few Desert Locusts were reported in mid-April in Mauritania and are likely to be present in Timetrine and Adrar des Iforas in Mali and in Aïr and Tamesna in Niger.
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    The rainy season has started in late April or May in southern Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea Bissau and Mali, in the extreme south-west of Niger and the extreme south-east of Senegal; seasonably dry conditions prevail in the rest of Senegal, Cape Verde, The Gambia and Mauritania. This corresponds to the normal pattern in the Sahel, except for Niger where the onset of the rains is somewhat delayed. Satellite imagery for the first dekad of June shows a decrease in the intensity of the rains in the are as where they had started in Burkina Faso and Niger but a significant northwards movement of cloud coverage, indicating that rains progressed over the centre of Mali, Niger and Chad. Land preparation and plantings are in progress following the onset of the rains. Dry planting is also underway in Mauritania and Niger. Crops are emerging satisfactorily in southern Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali but improved rains are needed in the coming weeks . Seed availibility is generally adequate following above average to record harvests in most Sahelian countries in 1009. The pest situation is calm. A few Desert Locusts were reported in mid-April in south-eastern Aïr in Niger and during May in Adrar in Mauritania. Low numbers of adults are likely to appear in southern Mauritania and lay with the onset of the rains.
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    Rains started in early April in Burkina Faso and became widespread and abundant over the entire country in late May. The rainy season started in April in the extreme south of Chad, Mali and Niger. First significant rains reached the east of Guinea-Bissau in mid-May and the extreme south-east of Senegal in early June. Elsewhere, in Cape Verde, The Gambia, most parts of Senegal, Mauritania and eastern Niger, seasonably dry conditions continue to prevail. The last Meteosat satellite image for the f irst days of June indicates that cloud coverage progressed northwards over the Sahel region, especially in Mali, Burkina Faso and western Niger. Land preparation and planting are progressing following the onset of the rains. Crops are emerging satisfactorily in Burkina Faso and southern Chad and Mali. Grasshoppers are reported in Burkina Faso and eastern Guinea Bissau. No Desert Locusts were reported recently in the region. Low numbers of adults are expected to appear in the summer bree ding areas of southern Mauritania, and northern Mali and Niger. These will lay eggs with the onset of the seasonal rains. However, the scale of breeding this summer is expected to be very small. African Migratory Locusts hoppers resulting from residual populations following infestations in late 1997 have been reported in Chad, near N'Djamena. Rains started in early April in Burkina Faso and became widespread and abundant over the entire country in late May. The rainy season started in Apri l in the extreme south of Chad, Mali and Niger. First significant rains reached the east of Guinea-Bissau in mid-May and the extreme south-east of Senegal in early June. Elsewhere, in Cape Verde, The Gambia, most parts of Senegal, Mauritania and eastern Niger, seasonably dry conditions continue to prevail. The last Meteosat satellite image for the first days of June indicates that cloud coverage progressed northwards over the Sahel region, especially in Mali, Burkina Faso and western Niger.

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