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Maclean et al. - 2002 - Rice almanac source book for the most important e

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SIERRA LEONE, b<strong>et</strong>ween Guinea and Liberia on <strong>the</strong> West African coast facing <strong>the</strong> Atlantic<br />

Ocean, is a sm<strong>al</strong>l country, with a population of 4.7 million (1999) in an area of 71,000 km 2 . It<br />

consists of a large, swampy coast<strong>al</strong> plain, inner agricultur<strong>al</strong> areas that were previously tropic<strong>al</strong><br />

<strong>for</strong>est, and an eastern plateau. About 12% of <strong>the</strong> land is arable and just over h<strong>al</strong>f <strong>the</strong> work<strong>for</strong>ce<br />

is engaged in agriculture, mainly at <strong>the</strong> subsistence level.<br />

Gener<strong>al</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

• GNI per capita PPP$, 2000: 480<br />

• Intern<strong>al</strong> renewable water re<strong>source</strong>s: 160 km 3<br />

• Main food consumed: rice, oil and fat, roots<br />

and tubers, pulses, wheat<br />

• <strong>Rice</strong> consumption, 1999: 99.2 kg milled rice<br />

per person per year<br />

Production constraints<br />

• Insecurity<br />

• Poor road n<strong>et</strong>work<br />

• <strong>Rice</strong> policy environment<br />

Production season<br />

Planting Harvesting<br />

Main season Apr-Jul Sep-Jan<br />

218 <strong>Rice</strong> <strong>al</strong>manac

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