11 August 2009 - In Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal slightly above (up to +5%) five year average yields are anticipated. However local differences within these countries are seen. In Sierra Leone, Benin, Liberia and Togo slightly reduced sorghum yields of -2% to -3% are expected due to drought during the growing season. Sorghum and millet yield prospects are normal for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau (0%). In Niger the prospects are favorable, yield forecasts are 10% higher than last year and the five year average.