SAHEL WEATHER AND CROP SITUATION - September 1998
| dc.coverage | Senegal | |
| dc.creator | Trade and Markets Division | |
| dc.date | 2024-11-08T01:25:28Z | |
| dc.date | 2024-11-08T01:25:28Z | |
| dc.date | 1998 | |
| dc.date | 2018-01-04T07:14:49Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T23:06:47Z | |
| dc.description | Following widespread rains in July over most producing areas of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, precipitation was generally regular and well distributed in August, although decreasing during the last dekad of the month, notably in Burkina Faso and western Niger. Precipitation remained also regular over Senegal and The Gambia, thus improving growing conditions following late and reduced rains in July. In Mauritania, decreased rains in late August have been compensated by improved and widespre ad rains in early September. In Cape Verde, good rains were registered on the main islands in mid or late August. In Guinea-Bissau, satellite imagery indicates that abundant and widespread rains covered the entire country in August and early September. The impact, however, of civil strife on farming activities remains unclear. The latest Meteosat satellite image for the first dekad of September indicates that clouds remained present over most producing areas of the Sahel. Precipitation should ha ve decreased in southern Mali and eastern Chad but should have been widespread or even have increased in northern areas of Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Niger. Reflecting generally good rainfall since late July, crops are developing satisfactorily in most producing areas of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad. Crop prospects improved in Senegal and The Gambia but rains need to last until October to cover the crop growing cycle, following the late start of the rainy season a nd subsequent reduced rains. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/w9832e | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.fao.org/3/a-w9832e.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/272182 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.relation | Sahel Weather and Crop Situation Report | |
| dc.rights | FAO | |
| dc.title | SAHEL WEATHER AND CROP SITUATION - September 1998 | |
| dc.title | SAHEL WEATHER AND CROP SITUATION - September 1998 | |
| dc.type | Book (stand-alone) |