Guinea

The Republic of Guinea covers an area of 245,857 square kilometers divided into seven administrative regions: Kindia, Boké, Mamou, Labé, Faranah, Kankan, and N’Zérékoré. The country consists of four major agroecological regions: coastal (Lower Guinea), middle (Fouta Djallon), upper, and forest Guinea. Guinea has a tropical climate with two alternating seasons, a dry season from November through March and a rainy season from April through October. In general, its rainfall increases from north to south; the mean annual rainfall is 1988 millimeters.

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Authors:	Conde, Sidafa ; Jalloh, Abdulai ; Nelson, Gerald C. ; Thomas, Timothy S.
Other Persons:	Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor) ; Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) ; Thomas, Timothy S. (contributor) ; Zougmore, Robert (contributor) ; Roy-Macauley, Harold (contributor)
Published in:	West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis.
Subject:	Guinea \| West Africa \| Africa south of Sahara \| Africa \| Crops \| Climate change \| Agriculture \| food security \| Economic development \| Agricultural development \| Sustainability \| resource management \| Agricultural policy

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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