Area:
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54 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons in south (March-June and October) and one in
north
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Population:
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4.31 million (1998 estimate) G.N.P. per caput: US$ 330 (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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Ports and roads adequate; gateway to Burkina Faso and Niger
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, coarse grains, fruit
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: April-July
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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40 percent
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Following late and inadequate rainfall, cereal output in 1998 point to about 590 000 tonnes, about 15 percent below last year's record. Roots and tubers production, which is less sensitive to dry periods, recorded a 5 percent increase over last year's level, reaching 1.29 million tonnes.
The food supply situation is satisfactory. Food prices are decreasing following the start of the harvesting period. The cereal import requirement (including re-exports) for 1999 (January/December) is estimated at 75 000 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
|
-
|
32
|
460
|
492
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Normal Imports
|
50
|
60
|
10
|
120
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of which: Structural food aid
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5
|
-
|
-
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5
|
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1999 Domestic Availability
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-
|
48
|
558
|
606
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
|
56
|
533
|
589
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
|
38
|
533
|
571
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Possible stock drawdown
|
-
|
10
|
25
|
35
|
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1999 Utilization
|
45
|
78
|
558
|
681
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Food Use
|
43
|
67
|
380
|
490
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of which: local purchase requirement
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Non-food use
|
2
|
11
|
168
|
181
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Exports or Re-exports
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
10
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Possible stock build up
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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1999 Import Requirement
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45
|
30
|
-
|
75
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Anticipated commercial imports
|
45
|
30
|
-
|
75
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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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-
|
-
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of which: Delivered
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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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)
|
10
|
16
|
88
|
114
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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120
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1999 import requirement as % of normal:
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63
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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-
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