The reporting period covers the sowing and growing stages of maize, and the growth and harvest of wheat. Among the CropWatch agro-climatic indicators, RAIN (+12%) and RADPAR (+2%) were above average, while TEMP (-0.2°C) was slightly below average. The combination of the factors resulted in an above-average BIOMSS (+2%) compared to the 15YA. As we can see from the time series rainfall profile, the precipitation was above the 15-year average in early May, late May, middle June and early July. From the time series temperature profile, the temperature was lower than the 15YA in April, middle May, middle to late June and middle July. The lower temperature was favorable for pastures, but due to the lack of heat, the glaciers were melting more slowly resulting in a hydrological drought caused by low water levels in the rivers, which influences irrigation. Slightly unfavorable agro-climatic conditions in the early part of the monitoring period affected the growth of wheat and maize to some extent. Therefore, the nationwide crop conditions were below average throughout the whole monitoring period. The spatial NDVI clustering profile shows that all of the cultivated regions suffered from below-average crop conditions from the beginning of the monitoring period to early June. Then, 21.7% of the cropped areas (marked in red) firstly recovered to above-average crop conditions in middle June, mainly located in the southwestern part of Jalal-Abad region and in the northwestern part of Osh region. By the end of the monitoring period, there was only 21.7% of the cropped areas (marked in red) remaining near-average crop conditions. All the other clustered regions had below-average crop conditions throughout the country. The spatial pattern of maximum Vegetation Condition Index (VCIx) was in accord with the spatial distribution of the NDVI profiles. CALF decreased by 3% and the nationwide VCIx average was 0.81. Crop conditions in Kyrgyzstan can be assessed as fair. Close-to-average wheat yields can be expected. Maize harvest will start in September.

Figure 3.25 Kyrgyzstan's crop condition, April - July 2021

(a). Phenology of major crops

(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 profile

Table 3.41 Kyrgyzstan agro-climatic indicators, current season's values and departure from 15YA, April - July 2021

Table 3.42 Kyrgyzstan agronomic indicators, current season's values and departure from 5YA, April - July 2021