The reporting period was the season for the growing and harvesting of rice and cereal crops in this MPZ. The zone experienced a 1%increase in rainfall compared to average, although a rainfall deficit was recorded for Bangladesh (-43%) and Vietnam (-18%), leading to low biomass accumulation in Vietnam (-15%) compared with the previous five years. The TEMP (+0.6°C)and RADPAR (-1%) indicators were close to average. The cropped arable land fraction underwent a slight decrease (-1%), also compared to the average,although biomass accumulation was at +9% over the region. Figure 2.4 summarizes CropWatch findings.

Figure 2.4. South and SoutheastAsia MPZ: Agroclimatic and agronomic indicators, October 2014-January 2015