National Meteorology Agency: Bulletins

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1-10_March_2024

Dekadal Agrometeorologicals

According to the weather forecast during the coming second dekad of March the moisture conditions are expected to enhance over Belg season crop growing and rain benefiting areas. In particular, the southern, north-eastern, central, eastern, south-western and reftvally and adjoin 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. On the other hand, the expected daily maximum temperature above 35°C in low land parts of the country coupled with the lack of moisture in the sunny and hot weather enhance evapo-transpiration had a negative impact on the general agricultural activity as well as the provision of animal feed and drinking water. Thus, farmers and the concerned body’s proper attention should be given proper moisture conservation and water harvesting.

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