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Improved rains in August and September benefited rice and coarse grains development. 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 remained widespread and quite regular in August and September, allowing transplanting of rice to continue. However, in the region of Cacheu, along the northern border with Senegal, the amount of rainfall was reported to be still insufficient to facilitate rice seedlings transplanting, although millet, sorghum and other upland crops are recovering well from water stress during the month of July. Most farmers have already harvested early maturity varieties of maize, which has improved food availability.
A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission is scheduled from 21 to 26 October to estimate the 2002 cereal production
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