Area:
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1 030 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Mostly a Saharian country; semi-arid fringe in extreme south with rains in June-September
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Population:
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2.57 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 450 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country
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Logistics:
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Port capacity adequate, though storms during January-March sometimes cause difficulties
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Major foodcrops:
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Wheat, rice, millet and sorghum
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Marketing year:
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November/October; Lean season: July-September
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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54 percent
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Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Off-season and recession crops are developing satisfactorily and harvest prospects are generally favourable. The final cereal production estimates have been released. The aggregate 1998/99 cereal production is estimated at 189 700 tonnes, including 111 000 tonnes of rice and 66 900 tonnes of sorghum. This represents a 25 percent increase on the previous year and is 11 percent above average. In February, scattered Desert Locust adults were observed in the south-west. Similarly, adults are expected to be present and persist in a few areas of the north.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory but localised shortages are likely following reduced crops in some areas. The cereal import requirement (excluding re-exports) for 1998/99 (November/October) is estimated at 305 000 tonnes and the food aid requirement at 35 000 tonnes.
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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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-
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64
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107
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171
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Normal Imports
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180
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80
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15
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275
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of which: Structural food aid
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18
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7
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5
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30
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1998/99 Domestic Availability
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20
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74
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79
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173
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
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111
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79
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190
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
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74
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79
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153
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Possible stock drawdown
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20
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-
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-
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20
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1998/99 Utilization
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220
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164
|
109
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493
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Food Use
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180
|
141
|
95
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416
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
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-
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5
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5
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Non-food use
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25
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13
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13
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51
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Exports or Re-exports
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15
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5
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1
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21
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Possible stock build up
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-
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5
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-
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5
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1998/99 Import Requirement
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2001/
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90
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30
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320
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Anticipated commercial imports
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185
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80
|
20
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285
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Food aid needs
|
15
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10
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10
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35
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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15
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6
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2
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23
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of which: Delivered
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2
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-
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2
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4
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Donor-financed purchases
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-
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-
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-
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-
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of which: for local use
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-
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-
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-
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-
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for export
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)
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70
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55
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37
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162
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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111
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1998/99 import requirement as % of normal:
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116
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1998/99 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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117
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