Area:
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911 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Mostly tropical wet-dry, south-west tropical wet, extreme north semi-arid
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Population:
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116 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 260 (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 adequate, roads inadequate during rainy season
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, coarse grains, rice
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: April-May
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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43 percent
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The official estimate of cereal output in 1998 is put at 22.8 million tonnes, about 4 percent above the 1997 level, due to the favourable growing conditions. Production of roots and tubers, mainly cassava and yams, is estimated at 62 million tonnes, which is well above average.
Food supply is constrained by high levels of post-harvest losses and high distribution costs but is satisfactory. The cereal import requirement for 1999 is estimated at 1 250 000 tonnes, including 1.05 million tonnes of wheat and 150 000 tonnes of 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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45
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2 800
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16 970
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19 815
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Normal Imports
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850
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350
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80
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1 280
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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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98
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2 025
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19 345
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21 468
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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98
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3 375
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19 335
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22 808
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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98
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2 025
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19 335
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21 458
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Possible stock drawdown
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-
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-
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10
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10
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1999 Utilization
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1 148
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2 175
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19 395
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22 718
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Food Use
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1 108
|
1 775
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15 016
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17 899
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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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-
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Non-food use
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40
|
400
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3 929
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4 369
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Exports or Re-exports
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-
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-
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450
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450
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Possible stock build up
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1999 Import Requirement
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1 050
|
150
|
50
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1 250
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Anticipated commercial imports
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1 050
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150
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50
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1 250
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Food aid needs
|
-
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-
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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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-
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-
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of which: Delivered
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Donor-financed purchases
|
-
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-
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-
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-
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of which: for local use
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-
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-
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-
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-
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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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9
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15
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128
|
153
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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115
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1999 import requirement as % of normal:
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98
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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-
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