Area: | 28 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Tropical wet climate |
Population: | 422 000 (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 510 (1996) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
Logistics: | Ports and roads inadequate |
Major foodcrops: | Cassava, sweet potatoes, bananas |
Marketing year: | January/December; Lean season: September-November |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 12 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
The staple foodcrops are sweet potatoes, cassava and plantains. Some 10 000 tonnes of wheat and rice are imported annually. The food aid requirement in 1998 (January/December) is estimated at 2 000 tonnes of wheat and rice.
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal Production | - | 0 | - | 0 |
Normal Imports | 4 | 5 | - | 9 |
of which: Structural food aid | 2 | - | - | 2 |
1998 Domestic Availability | - | - | - | - |
1997 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | - | - | - |
1997 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
1998 Utilization | 4 | 5 | - | 9 |
Food Use | 4 | 5 | - | 9 |
of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
Non-food use | - | - | - | - |
Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
1998 Import Requirement | 4 | 5 | - | 9 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 3 | 4 | - | 7 |
Food aid needs | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
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) | 10 | 12 | - | 21 |
Indexes | ||||
1997 production as % of normal: | - | |||
1998 import requirement as % of normal: | 100 | |||
1998 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 100 |