Area:
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823 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Mostly arid (south-west and coast) or semi-arid. Only north and north-east gets regular rainfall in November-April
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Population:
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1.74 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$1 890 (1999)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Arid to semi-arid country; cereal production mainly in the north
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Logistics:
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Good road and railway network
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet, maize, sorghum, wheat
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Marketing year:
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May/April;
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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48 percent
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The outlook for this year's cereal crop is poor as a result of severe dry weather during January and early February in the northern growing areas. The dry weather followed late and erratic rains since the beginning of the season. Abundant precipitation from the second dekad of February arrived late to avoid serious yield reductions of the maize and sorghum crops. The 2001 maize production is forecast to decline 35 percent from the good level of last year.
The food supply situation remains satisfactory as a result of the good cereal harvest of last season and the country's commercial import capacity.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | 5 | - | 85 | 90 |
| Previous five years average imports | 42 | - | 84 | 126 |
| 2000/01 Domestic Availability | 9 | - | 135 | 144 |
| 2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 4 | - | 135 | 139 |
| 2000 Production (rice in milled terms) | 4 | - | 135 | 139 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 2000/01 Utilization | 49 | - | 195 | 244 |
| Food Use | 49 | - | 173 | 222 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
| Non-food use | - | - | 14 | 14 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 8 | 8 |
| 2000/01 Import Requirement | 40 | - | 60 | 100 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 40 | - | 60 | 100 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| of which: Delivered | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 28 | - | 100 | 128 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2000 production as % of average: | 154 | |||
| 2000/01 import requirement as % of average: | 79 |
