FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3, December 1999 GUINEA 21

GUINEA

Area:

246 000 sq.km

Climate:

Tropical wet-dry; rainy season: March/June to October/November

Population:

7.04 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 570 (1997)

Specific characteristics of the country:

Low-income food-deficit country; mountainous coastal country

Logistics:

Ports and roads inadequate

Major foodcrops:

Rice, roots and tubers, coarse grains

Marketing year:

January/December; Lean season: July-September

Share of cereals in total calorie intake:

52 percent

CURRENT SITUATION

Harvest prospects are generally favourable, reflecting adequate growing conditions. However, heavy rains in July/August caused crop damage. Thousands of people were displaced in Conakry due to floods.

The overall food supply situation is satisfactory except for displaced persons and refugees. According to UNHCR, some 366 000 refugees remain in the country. Over 14 000 have recently been moved away from the Liberian border following fighting in mid-August.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 1999 MARKETING YEAR (in thousand tonnes)

Wheat

Rice

Coarse grains

Total

Normal Production

-

720

200

920

Normal Imports

-

110

260

370

of which: Structural food aid

1

32

2

35

1999 Domestic Availability

-

478

220

698

1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)

-

716

215

931

1998 Production (rice in milled terms)

-

478

215

693

Possible stock drawdown

-

-

5

5

1999 Utilization

115

738

230

1 083

Food Use

115

631

189

935

of which: local purchase requirement

-

-

-

-

Non-food use

-

107

41

148

Exports or Re-exports

-

-

-

-

Possible stock build up

-

-

-

-

1999 Import Requirement

115

260

10

385

Anticipated commercial imports

115

260

10

385

Food aid needs

-

-

-

-

Current Aid Position

Food aid pledges

16

3

1

20

of which: Delivered

16

3

1

20

Donor-financed purchases

-

-

-

-

of which: for local use

-

-

-

-

for export

-

-

-

-

Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)

16

90

27

133

Indexes

1998 production as % of normal:

101

1999 import requirement as % of normal:

104

1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:

-

FAO/GIEWS - December 1999

Area:	246 000 sq.km
Climate:	Tropical wet-dry; rainy season: March/June to October/November
Population:	7.04 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 570 (1997)
Specific characteristics of the country:	Low-income food-deficit country; mountainous coastal country
Logistics:	Ports and roads inadequate
Major foodcrops:	Rice, roots and tubers, coarse grains
Marketing year:	January/December; Lean season: July-September
Share of cereals in total calorie intake:	52 percent

	Wheat	Rice	Coarse grains	Total
Normal Production	-	720	200	920
Normal Imports	-	110	260	370
of which: Structural food aid	1	32	2	35
1999 Domestic Availability	-	478	220	698
1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)	-	716	215	931
1998 Production (rice in milled terms)	-	478	215	693
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	5	5
1999 Utilization	115	738	230	1 083
Food Use	115	631	189	935
of which: local purchase requirement	-	-	-	-
Non-food use	-	107	41	148
Exports or Re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
1999 Import Requirement	115	260	10	385
Anticipated commercial imports	115	260	10	385
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	16	3	1	20
of which: Delivered	16	3	1	20
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)	16	90	27	133
Indexes
1998 production as % of normal:				101
1999 import requirement as % of normal:				104
1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:				-