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First seasonal forecast points to healthy rains ahead

Green gold: Pandamatenga farmers reaped a rich harvest this past season PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Green gold: Pandamatenga farmers reaped a rich harvest this past season PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

The first forecast for the upcoming season indicates normal to above normal rains ahead for the country between October 2025 and March 2026, a projection which if realised would give farmers their second consecutive year of bountiful harvest.

The forecasts emerged this week as weather scientists from SADC finalised their annual meeting held prior to the onset of the rain season. The Southern African Regional Climate Outlook (SARCOF) meeting, held in Zambia this year, concluded on Thursday with good news for local farmers and most of the regional neighbourhood.

The meeting also included representatives from the local Department of Meteorological Services, who will synthesise the findings and release their own localised forecast later this month.

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