Area:
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274 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry in south, semi-arid in north; rainy season: May-October
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Population:
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11.55 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$240 (1999)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; Sahelian land-locked country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season; adequate rail link to Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet, sorghum, pulses, maize
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Marketing year:
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November/October; Lean season: July-September
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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73 percent
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Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Off-season crops are about to be harvested. Final 2000 production figures have been released by the government and are significantly lower than the estimates of the FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission in October 2000 which was pointing already to a below-average harvest. The aggregate output of cereals is now estimated at 1 863 000 tonnes, which is 31 percent below 1999 record crop and 23 percent below the average of the previous five years.
Following this reduced crop, the overall food supply situation is tight, notably in the north, the centre and the east where cereal production decreased significantly. The return of Burkinabé from Côte d'Ivoire to their villages is also putting additional pressure on food supply. However, following 1998 and 1999 successive record crops, some household stocks are still available. Prices of cereals remained generally stable and below the 1995-99 average in January and February, except in the north where they increased significantly. The Government has launched a 4 000 tonnes food aid distribution programme for about 68 000 persons in 17 provinces of the north, the centre-north and the east.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | - | 94 | 2 338 | 2 432 |
| Previous five years average imports | 57 | 98 | 18 | 173 |
| 2000/01 Domestic Availability | 1 | 76 | 2 058 | 2 135 |
| 2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 85 | 1 778 | 1 863 |
| 2000 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 56 | 1 778 | 1 834 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 1 | 20 | 280 | 301 |
| 2000/01 Utilization | 61 | 176 | 2 138 | 2 375 |
| Food Use | 60 | 166 | 1 861 | 2 087 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 10 | 271 | 282 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2000/01 Import Requirement | 60 | 100 | 80 | 240 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 50 | 90 | 35 | 175 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | 10 | 45 | 65 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| of which: Delivered | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 5 | 14 | 161 | 181 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2000 production as % of average: | 77 | |||
| 2000/01 import requirement as % of average: | 139 |
