Area:
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318 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons (March-July and September-December) in south and one in north
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Population:
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14.90 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 690 (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 Mali
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, fruit, rice, maize
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: April to July
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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40 percent
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Below-normal and erratic rainfall was recorded over Côte d'Ivoire, notably in the south. However, in the north, the rainfall situation has been satisfactory and could partly compensate for the reduced output in the south. Estimates for the 1998/99 cereal production point to about 1.6 million tonnes, compared with 1.55 million tonnes in 1997/98.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory with the arrival of the new crop on the market. Repatriation of about 140 000 Liberian refugees who remain in the country is underway. The cereal import requirement for 1999 (January/December), is estimated at 640 000 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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-
|
950
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700
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1650
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Normal Imports
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220
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280
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20
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520
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of which: Structural food aid
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-
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-
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-
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-
|
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1999 Domestic Availability
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-
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525
|
724
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1 249
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
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875
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724
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1 599
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
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525
|
724
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1 249
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Possible stock drawdown
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1999 Utilization
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255
|
890
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744
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1 889
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Food Use
|
250
|
759
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568
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1 577
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
|
-
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-
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-
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Non-food use
|
5
|
131
|
166
|
302
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Exports or Re-exports
|
-
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-
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10
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10
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Possible stock build up
|
-
|
-
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-
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-
|
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1999 Import Requirement
|
255
|
365
|
20
|
640
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Anticipated commercial imports
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255
|
365
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20
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640
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Food aid needs
|
-
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-
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-
|
-
|
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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-
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-
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1
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1
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of which: Delivered
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-
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-
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-
|
-
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Donor-financed purchases
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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of which: for local use
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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for export
|
-
|
-
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-
|
-
|
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)
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17
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50
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38
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105
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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97
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1999 import requirement as % of normal:
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123
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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-
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