FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 01/00 - CAMEROON (4 February)
Planting of the first maize crop is going to start in the south. Reflecting favourable growing conditions, 1999 cereal production is anticipated to be average to above average. Strong rains led to water release from the Lagdo dam and flooding along the Benue river in the north, forcing the displacement of about 1 000 persons.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory except in the flooded areas. About 1 000 Congolese refugees arrived in northern Cameroon in December.
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