Agricultural situation

Thanks to the good rainfall recorded from the 3rd ten days of June, sowing operations intensified throughout the country. The main current cropping operations are weeding (for traditional cereals) and sowing (for legumes). The dominant phenological stages are emergence (regions of Center-North, North, Center-West, Boucle du Mouhoun, Sahel, Center-East, Central Plateau) and tillering / uprising in the lowlands. (Cascades, South-West, Haut Bassins regions). Early millet (house crops) in Ziou in the Center-Sud is at the heading / flowering stage. The phytosanitary situation is calm in all regions. However, an outbreak of armyworm attacks (larval stage and high density) was observed in June in Bantambougou in the province of kompienga (eastern region).