FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 01/00 - THE GAMBIA (1 February)
Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Reflecting satisfactory growing conditions, the aggregate 1999 cereal production has been estimated by a joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission at 137 150 tonnes (rice in paddy equivalent), which is 13 percent above 1998 and 29 percent above the five-year average.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Markets are well supplied. However, some areas have been affected by substantial flooding, especially in the west.
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