FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages  - 09/02 - GUINEA-BISSAU (12 September)

GUINEA-BISSAU (12 September)

After substantial rains in mid-June, precipitation decreased in July, delaying transplanting of rice from seedbeds to swamp areas. Precipitation resumed in early August and became particularly abundant in late August and early September, allowing transplanting of rice to continue. Crops are developing satisfactorily.

Cereal import requirement in 2001/02 (November/October) is forecast at 70 000 tonnes, including 10 000 tonnes of food aid.