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Authors: 超级管理员 | Edit: xingqiang

Crop condition in Myanmar from July to October was comparable to the situation in 2012-2013. During the reporting period, the harvesting of main season rice started in October, while the sowing of wheat and maize occurs around mid-September. The NDVI profile sharply increased to near and above average values in most agricultural areas from July to August during the growing period of the main season rice crop, particularly in the central dry zone and Yangon region. Due to torrential rains at the beginning of August, the NDVI profile sharply decreased to below average values in almost 20%of the cropland area; the most affected areas are Ba go region, Mon state, and Kayin state. For the period under consideration, the CropWatch agroclimatic and agronomic indicators show an increase in RADPAR (+5%), accompanied by an increase in TEMP (1.2°C) compared to average conditions. BIOMSS decreased by 5%compared to the same average as a result of the 8% below average precipitation(RAIN). The maximum VCI index increased to 0.90. VCI presents very good crop condition in Bago and Ayeyarwady regions. Based on CropWatch indicators, the crop situation of most arable land in Myanmar is rated as above average.

Figure 3.21. Myanmar crop condition, July-October 2014


(a) Crop condition development graph based on NDVI          (b)  Maximum VCI      

              (c)Spatial NDVI patterns compared to 5YA               

(d) NDVI profiles