Area:
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623 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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North: tropical wet-dry, south: tropical wet; one rainy season: March-November
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Population:
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3.49 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 320 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season; river transport important
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, tree nuts, coarse grain, fruits
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: May-July
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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21 percent
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Reflecting generally abundant and widespread rains, a good cereal crop has been gathered in late 1998. The food supply situation is satisfactory. For the 1999 marketing year (January/December), the cereal import requirement will remain close to 1998 level, consisting mainly of wheat. About 4 400 Congolese refugees are relocated to a new camp in Boubou area.
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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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-
|
12
|
103
|
115
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Normal Imports
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30
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3
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2
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35
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of which: Structural food aid
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-
|
-
|
1
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1
|
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1999 Domestic Availability
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-
|
12
|
128
|
140
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
|
19
|
128
|
147
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
|
12
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128
|
140
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Possible stock drawdown
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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1999 Utilization
|
30
|
15
|
129
|
174
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Food Use
|
29
|
13
|
104
|
146
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Non-food use
|
1
|
2
|
19
|
22
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Exports or Re-exports
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Possible stock build up
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
6
|
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1999 Import Requirement
|
30
|
3
|
1
|
34
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Anticipated commercial imports
|
29
|
3
|
1
|
33
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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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-
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-
|
-
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of which: Delivered
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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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)
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8
|
4
|
29
|
41
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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128
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1999 import requirement as % of normal:
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97
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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100
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