Area:
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246 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry; one rainy season: March/June to October/November
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Population:
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7.0 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 570 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; mountainous coastal country
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Logistics:
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Ports and roads inadequate
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Major foodcrops:
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Rice, roots and tubers, coarse grains
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: July-September
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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52 percent
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Following widespread and abundant rainfall during the whole growing season, production estimates for 1999 point to about 925 000 tonnes, which is about average. The overall food supply situation is satisfactory.
The total number of refugees in Guinea is estimated at 614 000, made up of about 414 000 Sierra Leoneans and 200 000 Liberians. They are mainly in the south of the country, putting high pressure on natural and food resources in these areas. The 1999 cereal import requirement is estimated at 385 000 tonnes, mostly wheat and rice.
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Wheat
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Rice
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Coarse grains
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Total
| |
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Normal Production
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-
|
720
|
200
|
920
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Normal Imports
|
-
|
110
|
260
|
370
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of which: Structural food aid
|
1
|
32
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2
|
35
|
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1999 Domestic Availability
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-
|
478
|
214
|
692
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
-
|
716
|
209
|
925
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
|
478
|
209
|
687
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Possible stock drawdown
|
-
|
-
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5
|
5
|
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1999 Utilization
|
115
|
738
|
224
|
1 077
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Food Use
|
115
|
631
|
183
|
929
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of which: local purchase requirement
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Non-food use
|
-
|
107
|
41
|
148
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Exports or Re-exports
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Possible stock build up
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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1999 Import Requirement
|
115
|
260
|
10
|
385
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Anticipated commercial imports
|
115
|
260
|
10
|
385
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Food aid needs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
|
-
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5
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-
|
5
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of which: Delivered
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
2
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Donor-financed purchases
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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of which: for local use
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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for export
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)
|
16
|
90
|
26
|
132
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
|
101
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1999 import requirement as % of normal:
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104
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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-
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