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ANNEX 2. OVERVIEW OF POPULATION, ECONOMIC INDICATORS, LAND RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH


Table 10. Population and economic indicators

Country

Population, in Millions

Percent Rural Population

GNP in Billions US$

Rate of growth of GNP

Annual per Capita in US$

Cameroon

15

52

8.5

5.0

580

Ghana

19

62

7.4

4.8

390

Kenya

29

68

10.6

0.5

360

Madagascar

15

71

3.7

5.5

250

Malawi

11

76

2.6

6.9

190

Mali

11

71

2.6

5.8

240

Senegal

9

53

4.7

5.1

510

Table 11. Land resources

Country

Land under permanent crops in1997, in Million/ha

Percent Irrigated land 1995-1997

Agricultural productivity/agricultural worker 1995 dollars 1996-1998

Food production Index 1989-1991=100

Cameroon

2.6

0.3

1 054

120.2

Ghana

7.5

0.2

542

144.2

Kenya

0.9

1.5

228

104.9

Madagascar

0.9

35.0

186

108.7

Malawi

0.9

1.6

138

109.7

Mali

0.0

2.1

271

114.5

Senegal

0.2

3.1

320

100.4

Source World Bank, 2000, World Development Report 2000-2001: Attack on Poverty

Figure 15. Rural population since 1970 and the projections to 2010

Figure 16. Economic active population

Figure 17. Non-agricultural population in the seven countries, 1970-2010

Figure 18. Net official development assistance

Figure 19. Agriculture Contributions to GDP


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