National Meteorology Agency: Bulletins

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March-2nd-deka-2018

Dekadal Agrometeorologicals

During the first dekad of March 2018, particularly in the first five days of the dekad rain bring meteorological features strengthen and there was wide spread rainfall over most parts of Belg growing areas of the country and received slight to heavy rainfall. Thus, this condition could favor the water requirement of early sown crops which found at emergence stage and late started Belg land preparation and sowing activities areas of the country. Moreover it benefited pastoral and agro-pastoral areas in fulfilling the drinking water and pastures. However during the second half of the dekad due to decreasing moisture flow in the country most of Belg growing areas exhibited below normal rainfall. Hence the deficit moisture condition in the above mentioned Belg season benefiting areas has negatively affected for areas that already started Belg season agricultural activities and late started cropping activities of Belg season.

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