Area:
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28 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet climate
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Population:
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422 000 (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 380 (1995)
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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 inadequate
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Major foodcrops:
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Cassava, sweet potatoes, bananas
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: September-November
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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12 percent
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In addition to the staple foodcrops of sweet potatoes, cassava and plantains, the annual cereal import requirement is some 10 000 tonnes. Food aid requirement in 1999 (January/December) is estimated at 1 000 tonnes of wheat.
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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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Normal Imports
|
4
|
5
|
-
|
9
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of which: Structural food aid
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
1999 Domestic Availability
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Possible stock drawdown
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
1999 Utilization
|
4
|
5
|
-
|
9
|
Food Use
|
4
|
5
|
-
|
9
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Non-food use
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Exports or Re-exports
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Possible stock build up
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
1999 Import Requirement
|
4
|
5
|
-
|
9
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
3
|
5
|
-
|
8
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Food aid needs
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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of which: Delivered
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Donor-financed purchases
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
of which: for local use
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
for export
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)
|
9
|
12
|
-
|
21
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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-
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1999 import requirement as % of normal:
|
100
| |||
1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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100
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