Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 February 2020
Final comments
The results of the census are shown in 471 tables. The comments which follow are an attempt to synthesise these results.
Number of agricultural holdings
Guinea has 85 478 indigenous agricultural holdings. This is the number of indigenous families which make their living from agricultural activity.
a) By Councils, Circles and Administrative Districts
Among the Councils and Circles, Mansoa has the highest number of agricultural holdings – 19 538 – which corresponds to the fact that it has the highest population. The Councils and Circles are ranged in the following way for the number of agricultural holdings in descending order: Mansoa, Cacheu, Bafatá, Gabú, Farim, Bissau, Fulacunda, Catio, S. Domingos, Bijagós and Bolama.
As for Administrative Districts, Bissorã has the highest number of agricultural holdings — 9 481. This District has more agricultural holdings than the majority of Circles
b) By peoples or tribes
The most populous tribes have the highest number of agricultural holdings. So the holdings of the Balanta people (29 198), Fula (19 637), Manjaco (9 762), Pepel (5 205) and Mancanha (2959) together make up 91.25 per cent of the total.
Cultivated areas and crops
The true cultivated area is 410 801 hectares, that is 12.21 per cent of the surface area of Guinea (3 363 700 hectares) minus the part under water. Crops cover an area of 7 hectares, with a multiple cropped area of 71 376 hectares.
a) By Councils, Circles and Administrative Districts
Mansoa, Gabú, Bafatá and Farim have the largest cultivated areas (with an absolute figure of more than 50 000 hectares), followed in descending order by Fulacunda, Bissau, S.Domingos, Catio and Bolama.
If the cultivated area is considered as a proportion of the surface area (minus the part under water) of each Council or Circle, the administrative units can be ranged in the following (descending) order: Mansoa (17.08 per cent), Bafatá (11.36 per cent), Bolama (9.57 per cent), S. Domingos (9.37 per cent), Gabú (7.91 per cent), Fulacunda (5.42 per cent) and Catio (5.01 per cent). For the reasons already given, the true cultivated area of the Bijagos Circle is not known.
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