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Substantial rains from early August improved crop growing conditions, following a dry spell in July/early August, but overall crop prospects remain uncertain. Following the dry spell of July which severely stressed crops and caused crop failure in many areas, precipitation resumed in early August and remained widespread and well distributed until the first dekad of September. Some of the crops that suffered temporary wilting started to recover. Earlier planted cereal crops were generally maturing in the east, south and centre. Maize and souna millet are being harvested in Tamba, Kolda and Kaolack regions. However, satellite imagery shows that rainfall decreased significantly during the second dekad of September, with mostly dry weather prevailing at the end of the month. The poor rainfall has dampened improved crop prospects in early August, resulting in uncertain harvest prospects.
Pastures have generated. The pest situation is calm in the south and the east, but grasshoppers and grain eating birds are reported in the centre while cantharids are reported in the north.
A joint FAO/CILSS/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission is scheduled from 14 to 21 October to estimate the 2002 cereal production and assess the overall food supply situation.
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