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Reporting update
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As of April 2017, FEWS NET shifted from regular monthly reporting on Guinea to periodic, special reporting. Currently, analysts monitor the food security situation in the country and draft reports as needed to provide early warnings or in-depth analysis of the drivers of acute food insecurity.

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Mise à jour des messages clés Mars 2017 Accès globalement typique des ménages aux denrées alimentaires Download the report
  • Les récoltes de céréales, de tubercules et d’oléagineux sont jugées globalement moyennes à bonnes. Toutefois, des baisses de production localisées de riz et de maïs ont été enregistrées dans les préfectures de Siguiri en Haute Guinée et Boffa en Basse Guinée à cause des inondations et des séquences longues de sécheresse en début de campagne.

  • Le mois de mars connaitra aussi des disponibilités de pomme de terre avec des prix révisés à la baisse, grâce à une relative maitrise des champignons qui ont dévasté plusieurs champs l’an passé, et la reprise des activités par les producteurs.

  • Les marchés sont bien approvisionnés dans tout le pays en cette période post-récolte où l’essentiel des ménages disposent des stocks, ce qui améliore la disponibilité alimentaire. Le niveau des prix des céréales (riz notamment) reste relativement stables par rapport celui de l’année dernière et moyen par rapport à la moyenne des cinq dernières années.

  • L’accès économique est rendu possible aux ménages du fait de la relative stabilité des prix du riz local et importé. La disponibilité de nourriture (riz, fonio, maïs, mil/sorgho, manioc séché etc.) au niveau des ménages favorise la diversification alimentaire et leur met à l’abri de la dépendance vis-à-vis de l’extérieur au moins jusqu’au la période de soudure qui commence en juin/juillet.

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Key Message Update March 2017 Household access to food remains good Download the report
  • Cereal, tuber and oilseed harvests are considered to be generally average to above-average. However, localized reductions in the production of rice and maize were recorded in the prefectures of Siguiri in Upper Guinea and Boffa in Lower Guinea due to dry spells at the beginning of the season and flooding in some areas.

  • The month of March also saw the increased availability of potatoes with a resulting decrease in purchase prices due to the relative control of the fungus outbreak that devastated several fields last year, as well as the resumption of cropping activities by producers.

  • Markets are well stocked throughout the country in the post-harvest period, and most households have good staple food stocks, which has improved food availability. The price of staple cereals (rice in particular) remains relatively stable compared to last year and in line with the five-year average.

  • Food access for households is assured by the relative stability of prices for local and imported rice. The availability of food (rice, fonio, maize, millet / sorghum, dried cassava etc.) at the household level promotes a good diversity of diet, reducing reliance on purchase for many until the lean season beginning in June/July.

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Key Message Update Guinea January 2017
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Key Message Update Guinea November 2016
Agroclimatology
Global Weather Hazards Global November 13, 2025 - November 19, 2025
Global Weather Hazards Global November 6, 2025 - November 12, 2025
Global Weather Hazards Global October 30, 2025 - November 5, 2025
Markets & trade
Price Watch Global February 28, 2023
Price Watch Global January 31, 2023
Price Watch Global December 30, 2022
Alerts / Special Reports
Special Report Global June 23, 2025
Special Report Global May 1, 2025
Special Report West Africa June 30, 2017
Food security
Key Message Update Guinea January 2017
Food Security Outlook Update Guinea December 2016
Key Message Update Guinea November 2016
Agroclimatology
Global Weather Hazards Global November 13, 2025 - November 19, 2025
Global Weather Hazards Global November 6, 2025 - November 12, 2025
Global Weather Hazards Global October 30, 2025 - November 5, 2025
Markets & trade
Price Watch Global February 28, 2023
Price Watch Global January 31, 2023
Price Watch Global December 30, 2022
Alerts / Special Reports
Special Report Global June 23, 2025
Special Report Global May 1, 2025
Special Report West Africa June 30, 2017
Seasonal Calendar
Description

The Seasonal Calendar shows the annual and cyclical patterns of key food and income sources in a country throughout the typical year.

Guinea Seasonal Calendar
Production and Trade Flow Maps
FEWS NET captures the market networks for a product in a given country or region, including their catchments and trade flow patterns.
Rice, Normal Year Potato, Normal Year Palmoil, Normal Year Maize, Normal Year Livestock, Normal Year Groundnut, Normal Year Fish, Normal Year Cassava, Normal Year Cassava, Normal Year, Guinea Fonio, Normal Year, Guinea Groundnut, Normal Year, Guinea Maize, Normal Year, Guinea Rice, Normal Year, Guinea Guinea Market Flow Map Report, April 2013
Satellite-derived products map
Description

USGS-provided data and imagery supports FEWS NET's monitoring efforts of weather and climate throughout the world.

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Livelihood Zone resources Revision of the livelihoods zone map and descriptions for The Republic of Guinea Guinea Livelihood Zone Descriptions, May 2013 Guinea Livelihood Zone Map, October 2016
Guinea 2016 Livelihood Zones Map (.PNG)
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