CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (2 April) )

Reflecting favourable growing conditions, the 1997 cereal production is estimated at about 140 000 tonnes which is above average. Cassava production is estimated at 580 000 tonnes.

Refugees from Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo are housed in the Central African Republic. There are also Sudanese and Chadian refugees in the country. For the 1998 marketing year (January/December), the cereal import requirement is estimated at about 40 000 tonnes, mainly wheat and rice.