FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 06/01 - CAMEROON (11 June)
Rains started in the south in March. They became particularly abundant in the south and the centre in mid- April and reached the extreme north in May, permitting land preparation and first plantings. Precipitation decreased in the south in early June.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory except in the extreme north. A joint FAO/WFP assessment mission in late May estimated food aid needs at 19 000 tonnes for 80 000 families affected by poor crops due to drought, flooding or pest attacks in the north and extreme north provinces. Cereal imports for domestic use and re-export during the 2001 marketing year are estimated at 300 000 tonnes, mostly wheat and rice.