Area:
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1 267 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Northern part arid, southern part semi-arid with rains in June-October
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Population:
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9.80 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 200 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked sahelian country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet and sorghum, pulses, roots and tubers
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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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70 percent
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Seasonably dry conditions prevail. The final official aggregate 1998 cereal production is estimated at a record 2.9 million tonnes, about 71 percent higher than in 1997 and about 35 percent above the average of the last five years. Some isolated Desert Locusts have been reported in February in a few areas of Tamesna.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Low cereal prices should facilitate local purchases for the reconstitution of the national security stock for which external assistance is required. However, the food supply situation is likely to be tight in some areas which are chronically food deficit, notably in Agadez, Diffa or Tillabery departments. In addition, the increase of petrol prices in Nigeria will increase transport costs and prices of imported food, notably in Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder departments.
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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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4
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66
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1 991
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2 061
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Normal Imports
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15
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60
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220
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295
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of which: Structural food aid
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5
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5
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10
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20
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1998/99 Domestic Availability
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12
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36
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2 903
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2 952
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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7
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56
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2 903
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2 966
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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7
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36
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2 903
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2 947
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Possible stock drawdown
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5
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-
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-
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5
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1998/99 Utilization
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27
|
121
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3 023
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3 172
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Food Use
|
26
|
105
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2 268
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2 399
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
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-
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20
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20
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Non-food use
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1
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7
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445
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453
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Exports or Re-exports
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-
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-
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60
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60
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Possible stock build up
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-
|
10
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250
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260
|
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1998/99 Import Requirement
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15
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85
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120
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220
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Anticipated commercial imports
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10
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80
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120
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210
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Food aid needs
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5
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5
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-
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10
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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6
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6
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13
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24
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of which: Delivered
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-
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4
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12
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16
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Donor-financed purchases
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-
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-
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17
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17
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of which: for local use
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-
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-
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17
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17
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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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3
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11
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231
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245
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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144
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1998/99 import requirement as % of normal:
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75
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1998/99 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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50
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