The country currently cultivates limited amounts of wheat, and spring crops will be planted starting in April in the southern part. In May, planting will start in the Naryn Region. The national average VCIx was at 0.80. The cropped arable land fraction increased by 6%. Among the CropWatch agro-climatic indicators, RAIN (+4%) and TEMP (+1.0 °C) were slightly above average, while RADPAR was near average (+1%). The combination of the factors resulted in average BIOMSS (-1%) compared to the fifteen-year average. As shown by the NDVI development graph, the winter vegetation conditions were close to average. The spatial NDVI clustering profile shows that in the northern region, the large area marked with red and yellow colour experienced a decrease in January to March, and an increase in April. In the eastern region, the area marked with green and blue showed average or above average conditions.

The situation is largely confirmed  by the VCIx map which shows high values (>0.8) in the Chuy, Issyk-Kul, and Osh regions, while low values were observed in the Talas Region and the central part of Naryn Region. The nationwide VCIx average was 0.79, which confirms the favorable condition assessed based on NDVI profiles.

Agro-climatic and agronomic conditions were mixed with CALF at 56%, satisfactory VCIx and BIOMSS. Overall, the crop conditions in Kyrgyzstan are assessed as average.

Figure 3.29 Kyrgyzstan’s crop condition, January 2020 to April 2020

(a) Crop phenology

(b) Crop condition development graph based on NDVI

(c) Maximum VCI

(d) Spatial NDVI patterns compared to 5YA                 (e) NDVI profiles

(f) Time series rainfall profile

(g) Time series temperature pofile

Table 3.41 Kyrgyzstan agro-climatic indicators, current season's values and departure from 15YA, January 2020 to April 2020

Table 3.42 Kyrgyzstan agronomic indicators, current season's values and departure from 5YA, January 2020 to April 2020