Ten days Agromet Bulletin 11-20 March 2024

Bulletin

In normal condition, after the second dekad of March is characterized by a gradual improvement in moisture both in time and space over the north east, east, south and south east of the country and this enables farmers to perform land preparation and sowing of Belg season crops as well as collected drinking water and pasture. According to the weather forecast during the coming last dekad of March the moisture conditions are expected to enhance over Belg season crop growing and rain benefiting areas. In particular, the northern, north-western, south-western, southern, central, north-eastern and reftvally and adjoining areas of the country are likely to get light to moderate amount of rainfall. Such moisture is expected to be favourable to perform sowing of various late sown Belg season crops as well as fulfilling the water need of early planted crops and perennial plants. Thus, farmers, particularly these delayed in planting are advised to make their own plan so as to use this opportunity. Moreover the expected moisture over southern and northeaster parts of the country ensuring the availability of pasture and drinking water for pastoral and agro pastoral communities. In addition, the forecast also indicates that some places across the country are expected to experience heavy rainfall. The expected improvement in moisture may also give good opportunity for collecting and storing of excessive rain water particularly for moisture stress areas and this may provide them a good chance to utilize it at a time of consecutive dry days.