Cameroon

Harvest of millet and sorghum in the north will start at the end of September, and harvest of the main maize crops in central and southern parts started in mid-August and it will be concluded at the end of September. Water stressed vegetation conditions are observed in the Nord region, as a significant rainfall deficit affected the region during the first 20 days of August (ca. 40% below average cumulative rainfall). Rainfall recovered in the Nord region at the end of August, and there was an increase in the crop biomass in the region. In general, cumulative rainfall in the last month has been average to above-average in most parts of the country and below-average in the southwestern part. As a result, in the Nord-Ouest region, ca. 30% of active crop area is affected by a greenness anomaly. Heavy rains since July caused flooding in several localities in five departments in the Far North: Logone and Chari, Mayo-Danay, Diamaré, Mayo-Tsanaga and Mayo-Kani. As of 19 September, at least 365,060 people have been affected by flooding, 82,509 hectares of arable land were flooded and 5,278 heads of livestock were lost (UNICEF, OCHA). According to FEWSNET (August 2024), “the most pressing constraint on agricultural production in Cameroon remains conflict-related declines in area cultivated, currently estimated to be between 20-30 percent in the Far North”.