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Book (stand-alone)SAHEL WEATHER AND CROP SITUATION REPORT - July 2000 2000
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Rains 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. They progressed northwards in June in the rest of Senegal, The Gambia and southern Mauritania. First rains have also been registered in late June in Cape Verde. Satellite imagery for the first dekad of July shows that cloud coverage moved northwards, notably over western Senegal and Mauritania, central and eastern Niger and Chad. The refore, above normal rains have been registered during this dekad in Senegal, Mauritania and western Mali. By contrast, precipitation remained more limited in central Mali and most parts of Burkina Faso. Plantings are progressing following the onset of the rains. Crops are emerging satisfactorily in southern Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and Senegal. Improved rains are needed in Burkina Faso to avoid water stress on recently planted coarse grains. Seed availibility is generally adequate following above average to record harvests in most Sahelian countries in 1999. Pastures are starting to regenerate. The pest situation is mostly calm. Grasshopper attacks are reported in Chad and Niger. A few Desert Locusts were reported in mid-June in northern Mauritania. Some scattered solitary adults were also seen in central Aïr, Niger.
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