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Minader Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
AGRICULTURAL CALENDAR
For the 2024 First Cropping Season in the Monomodal, Bimodal and Western Highlands Agro-Ecological Zones of Cameroon
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CONTENTS
| CONTENTS | 2 |
|---|---|
| GLOSSARY | 3 |
| SUMMARY | 4 |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 6 |
| 1.1. Context and justification | 6 |
| 2. SUMMARY OF CLIMATE FORECASTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM MARCH TO MAY 2024 | 8 |
| 3. THE MAIN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE AREAS OF INTEREST | 14 |
| 4. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES | 15 |
| 4.1. Bimodal rainforest zone (Centre, South and East regions) | 15 |
| 4.2. Highland Zones (West and North West Regions) | 27 |
| 4.3. Monomodal Rainforest Zone (Littoral and South West Regions) | 33 |
| APPENDIX : PRODUCTION TEAM | 37 |
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GLOSSARY
Agricultural Calendar: The agricultural calendar is a decision-making tool for agricultural activities. It presents the types of agricultural crops (maize, cocoa, beans, etc.), the agricultural activities (preparing the soil, sowing, maintenance, etc.) in a given agro-ecological zone (Sudano-Sahelian, Guinea High Savannah, Highlands, bimodal rain forest and monomodal rain forest).
Climate: All meteorological elements and phenomena (temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, wind, etc.), as well as their dynamics in time and space (expressed in seasons) that characterize a given place or a specific geographical area over a long period (at least 30 years according to the WMO).
La Niña is a cold marine current, an unusual climate phenomenon that usually occurs every 2 to 7 years in the equatorial Pacific and especially along the coast of Latin America. It is characterized by the upwelling of oceanic waters from the depth to the surface. These waters are usually highly nutrient-rich. It affects the global circulation of the atmosphere, and its consequences are worldwide: modification of wind patterns, rainfall, the appearance of extreme climate events such as floods, extreme droughts, etc.).
El Niño is a warm ocean current (opposite of La Niña), characterized by an increase in ocean surface temperature. It is a large-scale oceanic phenomenon that takes place in the equatorial Pacific, with a periodicity of 2 to 5 years. It affects the large-scale global circulation of the atmosphere and the wind regime. El Niño is the warm phase of the coupled ocean/atmosphere phenomenon known as ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation).
Climate Variability: Variations in meteorological parameters (temperature, rainfall, etc.) around an average on seasonal and inter-annual time scales in a given region.
Climate Change: also known as climate disruption, corresponds to a long-term change (from one decade to one million years) in the statistical parameters (average parameters, variability, etc.) of the Earth's global climate or its various regional climates. These changes may be due to intrinsic earth processes, external influences or, more recently, human activities.