United Republic of Tanzania

Maize is being established in bimodal areas for the Vuli season, while planting is approaching for Msimu maize and sorghum in unimodal areas. Below average rainfall has been recorded in the western part of the country during the last three dekads (Geita -31%, Kagera -19%, Katavi -45%, Kigoma -49%). In Kigoma, comparison of current vegetation conditions with last year shows significantly lower NDVI on cropland, as visible in the ASAP high-resolution viewer. The Copernicus C3S Multimodel seasonal forecast indicates a dry outlook for Tanzania in the coming months, which, if this tendency is confirmed, could potentially extend through the planting period for Msimu crops in unimodal areas.