FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 09/01 - THE GAMBIA (7 September)

THE GAMBIA (7 September)

Following dry conditions in late July, rains improved significantly during the first dekad of August in the west. In mid-August rains decreased over the country. They increased and became widespread and above normal during the last dekad of August notably in the centre and the east. Precipitation remained adequate in early September. These good rains benefited crop development. Millet and sorghum are emerging/tillering while transplanted rice is establishing. Grasshoppers have been reported in the centre. An aboveaverage to record crop is anticipated.

The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. However, the increasing number of refugees coming from Casamance has affected the food supply situation at the border between The Gambia and Senegal.