# AGRICULTURAL CALENDAR
For the 2024 First Cropping Season in the Monomodal, Bimodal and Western Highlands Agro-Ecological Zones of Cameroon
# CONTENTS
CONTENTS. 2 GLOSSARY. 3 SUMMARY. .4 I. INTRODUCTION. .6 .Context and justification. .6 2. SUMMARY OF CLIMATE FORECASTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM MARCH TO MAY 2024. .8 HEMAIN AGRICULTURALACTIVTIES E CARRIED IHE E INTERE 14 4. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES. 15 Bimodal rainforest zone (Centre, South and East regions. 15 4.2Highland Zones (West and North West Regions).. 27 43Monomodal Rainforest Zone (Littoral and South West Regions).. 33
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# GLOSSARY
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Highlands and the Monomodal Rain Forest Zones.
# SUMMARY
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Weather forecasts for March, April and May 2024 indicate that:
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# 1. INTRODUCTION
# 1.1.Context and justification
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# 1.2. Methodology
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# 2. SUMMARY OF CLIMATE FORECASTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM MARCH TO MAY 2024
2023 will be marked by:
# A. At the general level:
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# B. In the three Agroecological Zones of Interest:
The weather forecasts for March, April and May 2024 indicate:
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West regions (Highlands zone).
# • For rainfall
regions (the Highlands zone).
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# 3. THE MAIN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE AREAS OF INTEREST
perturbations so as to optimize crop yields.
# Activity Schedule
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# 4. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES