Area:
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10 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry climate; one rainy season: May-October
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Population:
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1.312 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 320 (1995)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; coastal sahelian country
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Logistics:
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Port capacity and roads adequate
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Major foodcrops:
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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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63 percent
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Seasonably dry conditions prevail. The final official estimate of aggregate 1998 cereal production is about 105 000 tonnes, which is the same as in 1997 and 9 percent above the average of the previous five years.
The overall food supply situation is anticipated to be satisfactory in light of the relatively good harvest. Cereal prices declined following the harvest. However, the food supply situation may become tight during the lean season in the Lower River Division, particularly in the Nuimis districts, due to a reduced millet output.
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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
|
-
|
21
|
82
|
103
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Normal Imports
|
20
|
90
|
4
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114
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of which: Structural food aid
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
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1998/99 Domestic Availability
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-
|
17
|
88
|
105
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
|
27
|
88
|
114
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
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17
|
88
|
105
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Possible stock drawdown
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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1998/99 Utilization
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30
|
112
|
94
|
236
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Food Use
|
24
|
93
|
78
|
196
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of which: local purchase requirement
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
5
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Non-food use
|
1
|
3
|
15
|
19
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Exports or Re-exports
|
5
|
16
|
-
|
21
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Possible stock build up
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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1998/99 Import Requirement
|
30
|
95
|
6
|
131
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Anticipated commercial imports
|
30
|
90
|
-
|
120
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Food aid needs
|
-
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
|
-
|
1
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-
|
1
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of which: Delivered
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-
|
1
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-
|
1
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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)
|
18
|
70
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59
|
146
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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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115
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1998/99 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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157
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