GUINEA-BISSAU:
The first significant rains reached the east in early-May. They decreased
or stopped in mid-May but resumed and progressed westwards in late May
and early June. Land preparation for the planting of coarse grains is underway
in the east and the north. Planting of rice in seedbeds has also started.
Transplanting will start in July/August after desalination of swamp rice
fields following stronger rains.
