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Guinea Agriculture and Fishing Overview
Agriculture
Despite fertile soils and a favorable
climate, only a few percent of Guinea's surface is
cultivated. Food production has increased in recent
years, but is still not enough to feed the country's
population. Agriculture is based on small family farms
that cultivate for their own use. The most important
crops are rice, cassava, sweet potato and corn. Coffee,
bananas, oil palms, peanuts, pineapples and citrus
fruits are grown for export.
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In recent years, exports of fruit and vegetables to
Europe have increased significantly as both the quality
of the goods and the means of transport have improved.
Livestock management is conducted on the Fouta
Djallon mountain plateau, as well as in the savannah
areas in the northeast where there are no tsetse flies
that spread sleep sickness. The grazing herds and the
swede farm have wiped out parts of the forest and soil
erosion has become the country's biggest environmental
problem. In 2013, there were approximately 5 million
cows, 1.8 million goats and 1.78 million sheep in
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The transition from plan economy to market economy
from the mid-1980s has led to a certain increase in the
peasants' crops. Agriculture is still hampered by a lack
of capital and spare parts, problems in finding
functioning transports and limited opportunities to
store the crops. The country that previously exported
rice, which is the most important staple food for most
Guineans, and other foods must now be imported in large
quantities of food.
The domestic fishing fleet is poorly equipped. Most
of the fish caught in Guinean waters - about two-thirds
- have been taken up by EU vessels that pay licensing
fees to Guinea. However, the EU decided to break the
agreement in 2009 because of the then regime's violation
of human rights, and it has not yet been resumed. There
is also extensive illegal fishing in Guinean waters,
including Chinese boats. In 2014, the EU banned all
imports of fish caught by vessels from EU countries in
Guinea.
FACTS - AGRICULTURE
Agriculture's share of GDP
17.8 percent (2018)
Percentage of land used for agriculture
59.0 percent (2016)
2017
December
14 will be brought to trial for massacres in 2009
December 30
Justice Minister Cheick Sako announces that 14 people suspected of
involvement in the 2009 massacre will face trial. At least 157 people were
killed when security forces opened fire on protesters, and 109 women were raped
by soldiers (see September 2009). It is unclear when the trial can begin. Both
the United States and the EU have pledged financial support for the legal
process.
Ready for local elections in February 2018
December 5
It is now clear that local elections will be held on February 4, 2018. This
since President Condé gave his sign. This will be the first time that local
elections have been held in the country since 2005. The timing has long been a
major dispute between the government and the opposition, and despite a number of
agreements, they have been postponed several times.
November
Guinea is promised $ 20 billion in aid
November 16
At a donor conference in Paris, Guinea receives $ 20 billion in aid over five
years. The money will mainly come from the African Development Bank, the Islamic
Development Bank, the Arab Coordination Group, the EU, France, China, Russia and
India as well as several private donors. Investments will be made on building
better roads, improving electricity supply and reducing the economic dependence
of the mining industry.
At the same time, the country's GDP appears to grow by almost 7 percent,
thanks in large part to increased production of bauxite and gold and various
agricultural products.
Ebola money disappeared into corruption
November 3
The Red Cross apologizes for the equivalent of $ 6 million in aid funds
disappeared through corruption and fraud during the Ebola crisis in West Africa
2014 to 2016. For Guinea, it is about 1.2 million who disappeared at too high
prices for goods and fake invoices from a companies that helped get goods
through customs. Two more cases of fraud are under investigation.
September
Local elections will be held in February 2018
September 25
The Election Commission sets a date for local elections: February 4, 2018.
What remains now is for President Condé to approve the date through a decree .
It will be the first time since 2005 that the Guineans have the opportunity
to elect their local representatives.
Violent protests in the mining town of Boké
September 17th
Dissatisfaction with constant power cuts leads to unrest in the mining town
of Boké. Armed youths destroy the ruling party RPG's local offices and occupy
parts of the city. Stores and markets are looted and a number of vehicles are
destroyed.
Behind the protests, there is widespread dissatisfaction that the income from
the nearby bauxite mine has not been shared by the city's residents. Two people
are feared to have been killed in connection with the unrest and at least 50
have been injured.
To calm the feelings, President Condé dismisses the city's prefect Mohamed
Lamine Doumbouya, and electricity generators are sent to the city.
Unrest has occurred earlier this year, not only in Boké but also in other
cities in the region.
Opposition: "no local elections until 2018"
11 September
According to a spokesman for the opposition, Aboubacar Sylla, the election
commission Ceni has announced that no local elections will be held until 2018.
Sylla says the message was given at a meeting aimed at solving the problems
surrounding the elections. According to a settlement between the government and
the opposition from autumn 2016, the elections would have been held by February
2017 at the latest.
August
Thousands require local elections
August 2
Thousands of opposition activists are demonstrating in Conakry for the demand
for local elections to be conducted, which has not happened in twelve years. In
October 2016, all political parties agreed that local elections should be held
in February 2017, but nothing has happened since then. Nor has anything been
done with a promised new electoral law or updated voting lengths.
February
Ministers are dismissed
February 27th
Following the shooting deaths in connection with the teacher strike earlier
this month, Condé dismisses three ministers via decree . The strike has ended
after the government concluded a deal with the teachers.
Five dead in connection with teacher strike
February 20th
A strike breaks out since the government decided to lower the salaries of
many teachers. Many students support the teacher strike. The protests in several
places in Conakry lead to clashes between students and the military police. Five
people are shot to death.
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