FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 06/01 - GHANA (11June)
First rains in the south in late February/early March permitted planting of the first maize crop. Precipitation was well above average from mid-March to mid-April. Rains decreased in late April and early May but improved in mid and late May. They remained below average in early June, except in the north. Planting of coarse grains is underway in the north.
Reflecting poor harvests in several regions in 2000, the food supply situation is tight in some areas. The government announced its plans to halve its rice imports in 2001 by developing more than one million hectares of inland valleys for rice production. About 10 000 Liberian and up to 2 500 Sierra Leoneans refugees remain in the country.