Sahel Report , No. 1, 2006
| dc.coverage | Niger | |
| dc.creator | Trade and Markets Division | |
| dc.date | 2024-08-30T18:40:36Z | |
| dc.date | 2024-08-30T18:40:36Z | |
| dc.date | 2006 | |
| dc.date | 2017-12-05T18:12:19Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T21:49:27Z | |
| dc.description | The rainy season has started in the Sahel. Seasonal rains commenced in May in southern Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and the extreme south-east of Senegal. Seasonably dry conditions prevail in the rest of Senegal, Cape Verde, The Gambia , Mauritania and most of Guinea-Bissau . According to ACMAD’s (African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development) seasonal Climate Prediction for 2006, there are higher probabilities that most of the Sahel region will experience "near-normal" to "ab ove-normal” rainfall conditions during the period July-September (when the region receives about 80 percent of its annual precipitation). Land preparation and planting are in progress following the onset of the rains. Seed availability is expected to be adequate in most countries, although localized shortages are likely in a few countries including Cape-Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Niger, where crop production was insufficient in some areas last year. In spite of an overall s atisfactory food supply situation, following a sharp recovery of cereal production in 2005 from the previous year’s drought and locust affected harvest, serious localized food insecurity is reported in several countries. In Guinea-Bissau a failure of the 2005 rice crop in the southern regions of Quinara and Tombali, combined with market disruption in the cashew sector, the source of cash income for rural households, led to severe food difficulties in these regions. In Niger, high levels of acute malnutrition are still reported in parts of the country, while in Mauritania the hunger period reportedly came early this year for thousands of households due to insufficient cereal production in 2005 and a lack of income. In these countries and others, vulnerable groups need to be continuously monitored and assisted as necessary during the lean season. | |
| dc.format | 6 | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/j7948e | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.fao.org/3/a-j7948e.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/235046 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.relation | Sahel Weather and Crop Situation Report | |
| dc.rights | FAO | |
| dc.title | Sahel Report , No. 1, 2006 | |
| dc.title | Sahel Report , No. 1, 2006 | |
| dc.type | Book (stand-alone) |