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# Agricultural Calendar
for the
# 2023 Second Cropping Season
in the
# Monomodal, Bimodal and Highland Agro-Ecological Zones
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This publication of the Agricultural Calendar for the 2023 second season in the Monomodal, Bimodal rain forest and Western Highlands s was produced with the collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Supervision
His Excellency Mr. Gabriel MBAIROBE, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER)
Prof. Dr. Eng. AMOUGOU Joseph Armathé, Director General of the National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC) and Lecturer in the Geographydepartmentt of the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon.
Eng. FORGHAB Patrick Mbomba, Deputy Director General of the National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC).
Production
NOCC Team
Dr BATHA Romain Armand Soleil, Head of the Department for the Production and Dissemination of Climatological Warning and Alert Services (DPDSCVA);
ZOUH TEM Isabella, Head of the Geomatics Department;
Dr MEYONG Réné Ramses, Research Assistant N°1, DPDSCVA;
NDJELA MBEIH Gaston Evarice, Evarice, Research Assistant N°2, DPDSCVA;
BIKONO Pascal Freddy, Research Assistant N°2 in the Department of MNV and Carbon Monitoring (MNV-IGES);
MESSI AMOUGOU Max, Research Assistant N°1, Geomatics Department;
ANABA OLOMO Muriel Frederique, Research Assistant N°2, Geomatics Department;
MONTE DJOMO Neily, Technical staff, DPDSCVA;
SOUGA BOYOMO Thomas Magloire, Technical staff, DPDSCVA;
OBENEBANGHA BATE MBI, Technical staff, DPDSCVA;
Dr KIMING Ignatius NGALA Technical staff, DPDSCVA.
MINADER Team
Eng. MBAIRANODJI Andre, Director of Agricultural Surveys and Statistics (DESA);
Eng. MESSI Simon, Director of Professional Agricultural Organisations and Farm Support (DOPA);
Eng. TELEP YEDE Daniel, Deputy Director for Agricultural Extensions (SDVA/DOPA);
Eng. FOUNADOUDOU, Head of the Information and Early Warning Unit (CIAR/DESA);
Eng. KIMOUN TEMFEMO Fatima, Research Assistant (CIAR/DESA);
Eng. KEUBOU DJYO Epse PIAPANG Sandrine, Research Engineer (SDVA/DOPA);
Eng. ABANGAWOH Epse BEDJEME HILLDA, Technical staff (CIAR/DESA);
Eng. TALOM Thoma Felicien, Technical staff (SDVA/DOPA);
Eng. BELPORO DOKO Franck, Technical staff (CIAR/DESA).
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# CONTENTS
CONTENTS...3 GLOSSARY...4 SUMMARY...5 I. INTRODUCTION...6 I.1. Context and justification...6 I.2. Methodology...7 2. SUMMARY OF CLIMATE FORECASTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER 2023...8 3. MAIN AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE ZONES OF INTEREST...12 4. CHRONOGRAM OF ACTIVITIES...13
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# GLOSSARY
Agricultural Calendar: A decision-making and advisory tool for planning, managing and monitoring agricultural activities. It presents the types of agricultural crops (maize, cocoa, beans, etc.), the agricultural operations (field preparation, sowing, maintenance, etc.) in a given agro-ecological zone (Sudano-Sahelian, Guinea High Savannah, Bimodal Rain forest, Highland and Monomodal Rain forest).
Climate: All the meteorological elements and phenomena (temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, wind, etc.) and their dynamics in time and space (expressed in seasons) that characterise a given place or a specific geographical area over a long period (at least 30 years according to the WMO).