Sabar smithsonian fews ethiopia6/17/2023 Notes: 1/ MM refers to total rainfall during the month (in millimetres).Ģ/ RD refers to the number of days in a given month during which some rainfall was recorded.) (Source: Rural Development Offices of the respective woredas. Table 1: A Comparison of 20 Belg and Early Meher Season Rainfall in Some Eastern Woredas of Tigray Region Rainfall amounts have been lower and the number of rainy days less frequent this year compared with last year. This has led to inadequate planting of long cycle crops (maize, sorghum, millet, etc.) and stunting of planted crops.Īs can be seen from Table 1 below, rainfall during the latter part of the belg season and the early part of the meher season this year has been poor compared to last year. The poor start of the season was further compounded by an extended dry spell since mid-April. However, in the lowland parts of the above areas, the onset of belg rainfall was erratic and low in amount. The onset of the 2002 belg rains had been generally good and led to timely planting of short cycle crops in most high and mid altitude areas of the eastern parts of Amhara and Tigray Regions. Belg rains are also important for the replenishment of pasture and water resources. In lowland areas, belg rains are used for the production of short cycle crops such as teff and the planting of long cycle crops (maize, sorghum, millet, etc.) that attain maturity during the main meher season. The assessment was carried out in East Tigray and South Tigray Zones (Tigray Region) and North Wello and South Wello Zones (Amhara Region) from 31 July - 7 August 2002.Ģ.1 Dry spell during the 2002 belg season affected long cycle crop cultivation in mid- and lowland areas in the northeastĪlthough low in amount and erratic in distribution, belg rains are normally expected from March to May and they are used for the production of short cycle crops (barley, wheat, etc.) in high altitude areas. The team also consulted available reports about the performance of the 2002 belg rains, meteorological data on the onset and intensity of the current meher season rainfall and other relevant data. The assessment team held discussions with regional, zonal and woreda Disaster Prevention and Preparedness officials, agriculture experts and farmers. ![]() in areas of major concern (Figure 1 and Annex I).įigure 1. While an extension of meher rainfall beyond the normal time of withdrawal would be highly favourable, earlier than normal withdrawal could be disastrous.įollowing reports of a significant delay in the onset of the main meher rains (June-September) in northeastern Ethiopia, FEWS NET, USAID and UN- EUE carried out a joint rapid assessment of the progress of the 2002 meher season with respect to land preparation, planting, pasture and water availability, etc. While rains have resumed since the beginning of the fourth week of July with improved intensity and spatial coverage, the magnitude of the expected overall reduction in harvest and availability of pasture for livestock early next year in the above areas will be mainly determined by rainfall performance during the remainder of the current meher season. These are (1) the poor belg (March-May) rains during the latter part of the season in April and May (2) a significant delay in the onset of the main meher (June-September) rains and (3) a disruption in meher rainfall during the second and third weeks of July. Three important weather events this year have caused a significant negative impact on crop production and pasture availability in the eastern lowlands of Amhara and Tigray Regions. ![]() UN-EUE-FEWS-USAID Multi-Agency Assessment Mission to East and South Tigray & North and South WelloĪssessment Mission: 31 July-7 August 2002īy Abraham Sewonet, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia, Daniel Molla, FEWS NET Ethiopia & Tamrat Mulu, USAID Ethiopia
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