FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 09/98 - GHANA (3 September)
Below-average rains were recorded in July and August in the centre, and could reduce the output of the main maize and rice crops which were then at the maturing stage and are now being harvested. Limited and erratic rainfall in June over the Upper regions could also have affected millet and sorghum production in these areas. By contrast, good growing conditions prevailed in the south where maize production is expected to be above average.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Food distributions are underway for 30 000 vulnerable people in the extreme north following reduced crops output in 1997. The 1998 cereal import requirement is estimated at 440 000 tonnes, mostly wheat and rice.
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