Agriculture is the basis of Guinea-Bissau’s economy. Farming is mainly for food crops such as rice (the country’s staple food), sorghum, corn, plantains, millet, sweet potatoes, beans and cassava, most of which are produced by subsistence farmers. Cashew nuts and groundnuts are the main export crops while tobacco, coconuts, sugar and palm kernels are also grown for export. Agriculture employs more than 90% of the local work force. However, even with this agricultural economy, self-sufficiency in food has still not been reached. The majority of Guinea-Bissauans (about 70 percent) live in rural areas. Most people belong to farming or fishing families in small villages. Since the economy is basically agricultural, the vast majority of residents live off what they and their neighbors grow. Villagers depend on funds from emigrant workers. Urban government workers at all but the highest levels depend on their village kin for food.
Agricultura na Guiné-Bissau
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