The cropping season has started on time in the Sudanian zone. Satellite imagery indicates that the rainy season started in late May in the south, although significant rains were registered in mid-April in the extreme south. Planting of coarse grains is underway in the south, in the Sudanian zone. Land preparation is about to start in the Sahelian zone.
Seed availibility should be adequate following the 2002 average harvest.
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