The Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) is remains well north of its climatological position over the Sahel, albeit moving southward along its whole length in comparison to its prior location. This suggests that the season will conclude late. For the most part, the Sahel has seen ordinary to above-average seasonal rainfall. Nearly every river basin in the area has seen flooding. Some nations, including Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, are expected to see a fall in cereal output, according to PREGEC, which was released in mid-September. This is mostly because in some parts of the Sahel and West Africa, the rainy season began later than usual. Furthermore, the establishment of rain-fed crops was severely disrupted, mostly as a result of the prolonged dry spells that were recorded in a number of locations around the region in May, June, July, and August. In most nations, flooded swaths of farmland were also seen due to crop bacterial and fungal infections, as well as the excessive rains this season.
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