FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 10/00 - GUINEA (15 September)
The evolution of the rainy season has been somewhat irregular. Abundant rains in early and mid-July were followed by more limited rains up to mid- August. Precipitation became particularly abundant countrywide during the last dekad of August and decreased in early September, notably in the east. Coarse grains are generally developing satisfactorily.
Following a record cereal harvest in 1999, the overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Markets are well supplied both in urban and rural areas. Surpluses were available in the Guin�e Maritime and Guin�e Foresti�re regions. Some 445 000 refugees remain in the country (120 000 from Liberia and 325 000 from Sierra Leone), located mainly in Gueck�dou, For�cariah and N'Z�r�kore areas. They are receiving food assistance and are considered at moderate nutritional risk. Clashes between Guinean forces and fighters from Sierra Leone erupted in early September, displacing at least 1 000 Guineans.
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