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# 2022 Agricultural Calendar for the Five Agro-Ecological Zones of Cameroon
March 2022
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# Supervision
H.E Mr. Gabriel MBAIROBE, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER); Prof. Dr. Ing. AMOUGOU Joseph Armathé, Director General, National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC) and Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon; Ing. FORGHAB Patrick MBOMBA, Deputy Director-General, National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC).
# Production
Team of NOCC
Prof. Dr. Ing. AMOUGOU Joseph Armathé, Director General, National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC) and Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon; Ing. FORGHAB Patrick MBOMBA, Deputy Director-General, National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC); BATHA Romain Armand Soleil, Technical Staff at NOCC / Head of the Department of Production and Dissemination of Climatological Watch and Alert Services (DPDSCVA); ZOUH TEM Isabella, Executive at NOCC / Head of Geomatics Department; NDJELA MBEIH Gaston Evarice, Technical Staff at NOCC / Research Officer Assistant N°2 at the Department of Production and Dissemination of Climatological Services and Alerts (DPDSCVA); MEYONG Rene Ramses, Technical Staff at NOCC / Research Officer Assistant N°1 at the Department of Production and Dissemination of Climatological Services and Alerts (DPDSCVA); BIKONO Pascal Freddy, Assistant Research Officer N°2 in the MNV and Carbon Monitoring Department (MNV-IGES); EMBOLO AHANDA Barthelemy Xavier, Head of the Department of Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation of the Costs of the Impacts of Climate Change; NDOPING Irene Manenkeu NSEM-ARREY, Technical Staff at NOCC / Department of Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation of the Costs of the Impacts of Climate Change; MONTE DJOMO Neily, Technical Staff at NOCC, Department of Production and Dissemination of Climatological Services and Alerts (DPDSCVA); SOUGA BOYOMO Thomas Magloire, Technical Staff at NOCC, Department of Production and Dissemination of Climatological Services and Alerts (DPDSCVA); ANYE Victorine Ambo, Executive at NOCC / Research Assistant N°2 at the Department of Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation of the Costs of the Impacts of Climate Change;
Team of MINADER
Dr. Ing. KALGONG PAGNA, Director of Professional Agricultural Organisations and Agricultural Support (DOPA); Ing. MBAIRANODJI Andre, Director of Agricultural Surveys and Statistics (DESA); Ing. TELEP YEDE Daniel, Deputy Director of Agricultural Extension (SDVA/DOPA); Ing. FOUNADOUDOU, Head of the Information and Early Warning Unit (CIAR/DESA).
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# CONTENTS
Glossary...4 Summary...5
I. Introduction...6 I.1. Context and justification of activities...6 I.2. Objectives...8 I.3. Expected Results...8 I.4. Methodology...9
II. SUMMARY OF CLIMATE FORECASTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM MARCH TO MAY 2022...10 A. At the general level...10 B. At the level of the five Agroecological Zones of Cameroon...11
III. AGRICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR THE FIVE AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES...15 III.1. The main agricultural activities to be carried out in the five agro-ecological zones of Cameroon...15 III.2. Chronogram of activities...16 III.2.1. Sudano-Sahelian zone (Far North and North regions)...16 III.2.2. Guinean High Savannah Zone (Adamawa Region)...18 III.2.3. Bimodal rain forest zone (Centre, East and South regions)...20 III.2.4. Highlands Zone (West and North West regions)...23