The reporting period covers the growth and harvest of wheat and maize. On the whole, crop conditions were below the 5-year average at first and then recovered to average or even slightly above average. The rainfall deficit, which had been observed during the previous monitoring period, caused low NDVI values in July and August. However, during this period, RAIN increased (+11%), TEMP was below average (-0.8 ℃), and RADPAR was slightly below average (-1%). The combination of these factors resulted in a slightly above-average BIOMSS (+2%) as compared to the 15YA. The time series precipitation profile shows that precipitation was higher than average in early and late July, early and late August, late September and October. The temperature profile indicates that temperatures were only a bit higher than the 15-year average in middle and late July and late October. 

The spatial NDVI clustering profile shows that only 40.4% of the cultivated area (marked in orange and red) had average or above-average crop conditions. The remaining cultivated area (marked in blue, dark green and light green) had below to slightly below average crop conditions at the beginning of the monitoring period and then recovered to average or slightly above average, widely dispersed over the country. The spatial pattern of the maximum Vegetation Condition Index (VCIx) was in accord with the spatial distribution of the NDVI profiles. CALF decreased by 13%, and the nationwide VCIx average was 0.71. Cropping intensity was 101%. The national average Crop Production Index (CPI) was 0.80. Crop conditions in Kyrgyzstan can be assessed as fair.

Figure 3.38. Kyrgyzstan's crop condition, July‐October 2023

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 profile

Table 1. Kyrgyzstan agroclimatic indicators by sub-national regions, current season's values and departure from 15YA, July - October 2023

Table 2. Kyrgyzstan agronomic indicators by sub-national regions, current season's values and departure from 5YA, July - October 2023