MALI:
The growing season has started in the south. The first significant rains reached the extreme south in early to mid-April. They progressed northwards in early May and remained generally widespread and above normal in mid and late May. In early June, they started in the west. Land preparation is underway and first planting of millet and sorghum has started in the south. Plantings will progress northwards following the arrival of the rains.
Low numbers of solitary Desert Locust adults may be present in a few of the major wadis in the Adrar des Iforas and Tilemsi Valley and may lay eggs with the onset of the summer rains.
