belg rainy season (Ethiopia)
E753707
The belg rainy season in Ethiopia is the shorter, typically February-to-May wet period that brings crucial early rains for planting and pasture in many central and eastern parts of the country.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climatic season
ⓘ
rainy season ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
belg season
ⓘ
short rains ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | February to May ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rainfed cropping systems
ⓘ
smallholder agriculture ⓘ |
| climateDriver |
ENSO variability
ⓘ
Indian Ocean sea-surface temperature anomalies ⓘ seasonal shift of the Intertropical Convergence Zone ⓘ |
| comparedTo | kiremt rainy season (Ethiopia) ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| impactOfFailure |
crop failure
ⓘ
food insecurity ⓘ livestock mortality ⓘ pasture shortage ⓘ |
| importanceFor |
early planting
ⓘ
food security ⓘ livestock production ⓘ pasture regeneration ⓘ |
| mainBeneficiaryRegions |
central Ethiopia
ⓘ
eastern Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of southern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Ethiopian Meteorology Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
food security early warning systems ⓘ |
| rainfallPattern |
convective thunderstorms
ⓘ
spatially variable rainfall ⓘ |
| rainfallReliability | less reliable than kiremt rainy season ⓘ |
| relativeLengthInYear | shorter rainy season ⓘ |
| relevanceFor | pastoral and agro-pastoral communities ⓘ |
| seasonalCategory | minor rainy season ⓘ |
| spatialExtent |
central highlands of Ethiopia
ⓘ
eastern highlands of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ rift valley areas of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| timeRelationTo | precedes kiremt rainy season (Ethiopia) ⓘ |
| typicalCropsPlanted |
maize
GENERATED
ⓘ
pulses GENERATED ⓘ root crops GENERATED ⓘ sorghum GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalEndMonth | May ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | February ⓘ |
| usedFor |
early land preparation
ⓘ
replenishing soil moisture ⓘ replenishing surface water sources ⓘ sowing of short-cycle crops ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
frequent droughts
ⓘ
high interannual variability ⓘ |
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