Area:
|
1 220 000 sq.km
|
Climate:
|
From north to south: arid, semi-arid and tropical wet-dry; one rainy season: May-October
|
Population:
|
9.63 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 260 (1997)
|
Specific characteristics of the country:
|
Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked sahelian country
|
Logistics:
|
Roads inadequate during rainy season; river transport important; rail link to Dakar (Senegal)
|
Major foodcrops:
|
Millet, sorghum, rice, maize
|
Marketing year:
|
November/October; Lean season: July-September
|
Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
|
75 percent
|
Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Off-season crops are developing satisfactorily. The final official aggregate 1998 cereal production is estimated at a record 2.5 million tonnes, 18 percent above the 1997 level, 11 percent above average and 3 percent over the previous 1994 record. Rice production reached a record for the fourth consecutive year. Low numbers of Desert Locusts may be present in a few areas of the Adrar des Iforas.
Following this record crop, the food supply situation is satisfactory. Prices of cereals have declined strongly on rural markets. There is a substantial surplus for local purchase, export or triangular transaction. The national early warning system (SAP) reports that localized economic difficulties are possible in some traditionally deficit areas of Gao (arrondissements of Gao-central, Bourem-central and Bamba) and around the Lac Faguibine. About 18 000 tonnes of cereals have been purchased for the reconstitution of the national security stock, against 8 000 tonnes during the same period in 1998.
|
Wheat
|
Rice
|
Coarse grains
|
Total
| |
|
Normal Production
|
4
|
505
|
1 703
|
2 212
|
Normal Imports
|
50
|
40
|
5
|
95
|
of which: Structural food aid
|
15
|
-
|
2
|
17
|
|
1998/99 Domestic Availability
|
9
|
478
|
1 827
|
2 314
|
1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
9
|
688
|
1 827
|
2 524
|
1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
|
9
|
468
|
1 827
|
2 304
|
Possible stock drawdown
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
10
|
|
1998/99 Utilization
|
59
|
508
|
1 827
|
2 394
|
Food Use
|
58
|
395
|
1 497
|
1 950
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
20
|
Non-food use
|
1
|
83
|
280
|
364
|
Exports or Re-exports
|
-
|
30
|
30
|
60
|
Possible stock build up
|
1
|
-
|
20
|
21
|
|
1998/99 Import Requirement
|
50
|
30
|
-
|
80
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
40
|
30
|
-
|
70
|
Food aid needs
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
|
Current Aid Position
|
||||
Food aid pledges
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
5
|
of which: Delivered
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
5
|
Donor-financed purchases
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
4
|
of which: for local use
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
4
|
for export
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)
|
6
|
40
|
150
|
195
|
Indexes
|
||||
1998 production as % of normal:
|
114
| |||
1998/99 import requirement as % of normal:
|
84
| |||
1998/99 food aid requirement as % of normal:
|
59
|
