GUINEA-BISSAU:

Growing conditions are favourable but civil disturbances have affected agricultural activities. Fighting, which started in Bissau on 7 June and continued up to 26 July, the date of the signature of a cease-fire, impeded normal agricultural activities at the critical planting period. The cease-fire facilitated the resumption of normal activities in the fields but areas planted are likely to be reduced following insecurity and shortages of seeds. Satellite imagery indicates that rains remained widespread and particularly abundant over the entire country in September, leading to desalinisation of swamp rice fields and development of recently transplanted rice.

Satellite Images (Cold Cloud Duration for the last three dekads)

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