The reporting period is the planting and growing season of rice and maize in this MPZ. Overall, the CropWatch agro climatic indicators show average crop condition. Rainfall for the entire zone was 11% above average, but low rainfall was recorded for Myanmar (-12%), Thailand (-24%), and Cambodia(-3%), while above average rainfall occurred in Bangladesh (+30%) and India (+11%).The spatial distribution of rainfall profiles indicate 74.6% of the MPZ experienced deficit rainfall after June. Temperature and radiation for the MPZ were about average.

The maximum VCI values for the MPZ range from 0.5 to 1,pointing at average to favorable crop condition. However, VCIx values below 0.5are recorded in some parts of southern and western India where they indicatepoor crop condition. The fraction of crop arable land (CALF) was 81%. The uncropped areas were spatially distributed in the Indian state of Karnataka,Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and the central part of Myanmar. Thebiomass accumulation potential for the MPZ was slightly below average (-2%).Its spatial distribution shows below average values in western India, most of Thailand,and some areas of Vietnam. Low values of VHI minimum were found over centralIndia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, indicating water stress linked with lowrainfall.

Overall, crop condition is average in the MPZ, in spite ofsevere floods in northeastern India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh, and dry weatherin western India, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Figure2.4. South and Southeast Asia MPZ: Agroclimatic and agronomic indicators, April-July2015