FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 04/01 - THE GAMBIA (27 March)
Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Final estimates for the 2000 cereal production point to a record harvest of 175 600 tonnes, representing an increase of about 16 percent compared to 1999 and 48 percent compared to the previous five years’ average.
Following two successive bumper crops in 1999 and 2000, the overall food supply situation is satisfactory. However, the Central River Division (CRD) North gathered poor crops due to blister beetles and striga infestations in early millet fields. Poor germination of groundnut seed due to high pest infestations at storage level also resulted in reduced groundnut production. A total of 9 276 persons are severely affected and would need about 250 tonnes of cereals to fill the gap for the lean period.
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