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Seed distribution yields mixed results

    ABIDJAN

    Emergency seed distribution in the eastern regions of Bafata and Gabu has yielded mixed results, according to a preliminary evaluation of the harvest by the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).

    “FAO discovered that peanut and rice were producing good results, less so for beans and corn, and poor results were noted for sorghum and millet,” UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in it most recent humanitarian situation report of 1-15 November.

    The poor results could be because the seeds imported from Senegal and Guinea are more appropriate for the Sahel region or due to the effects of transportation.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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