FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 09/98 - CAMEROON (3 September)
Abundant and widespread rains benefited crop development in July and August. Precipitation was particularly abundant during the second and third dekad of July and again during the second dekad of August when there was above-normal rainfall countrywide. Precipitation decreased during the third dekad of August and in early September but was sufficient to meet crop water needs. Therefore, coarse grains are developing satisfactorily and crop prospects are favourable.
Following a government appeal for international food assistance to meet the needs of populations affected by a poor crop and attacks by African Migratory Locusts in late 1997, an emergency food operation permitted the provision of 6 000 tonnes of relief food to 210 000 people in the extreme north for a period of 3 months. The cereal import requirement for 1998 (January/December) is estimated at 250 000 tonnes of wheat and rice, and 10 000 tonnes of coarse grains.
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