Improved rains were registered in late August. Following dry conditions
in late July, rains improved significantly during the first dekad of August
in the west. In mid-August rains decreased over the country. They increased
and became widespread and above normal during the last dekad of August notably
in the centre and the east. Precipitation remained adequate in early September.
These good rains benefited crop development. Millet and sorghum are emerging/tillering
while transplanted rice is establishing. Grasshoppers have been reported in
the centre.
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