Agriculture Reference
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Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Seasons
Rainy season
Dry season
Cool
Hot
Cool
Lean season
Major livelihood activities
p
w
lp
h
h
h
Millet and sorghum
p
w
lp
Cowpeas
p
lp
w
Peanuts
Garden produce sales
*
Peak cattle sales
Peak milk production
Peak shoat sales
Migration cycles
**
Labor migration
High cereal purchase
Around home area
Migrate to far grazing
return home
Shocks and hazards
Meningitis
Malaria
Flooding
Late/erratic rains
Crop diseases
wWeeding
*
Garden produce includes irrigated vegetable sales that extend far into the dry season.
**
These livestock migration cycles refer to the general pattern for animals - notably cattle - that are taken on seasonal grazing migration
lp
Land prep
p
Planting
h
Harvest
Legend
from the home areas by transhumant herders, agropastoralist and sometimes also farmers.
FIGURE 2.4
NationalseasonalmonitoringcalendarforNiger(source:fromFEWSNETNigerlivelihoodzoningdocument,2011).
Note
FEWSNETprovidesaseasonalcalendarshowingeachoftheseelementsforeachlivelihoodzoneineachcountry.
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