Area:
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274 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry in south, semi-arid in north; rainy season: May-October
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Population:
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10.91 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 240 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; sahelian land-locked country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season; adequate rail link to Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet, sorghum, pulses, maize
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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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73 percent
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Improved rains in late June and early July compensated for the very limited precipitation of early June. Following first rains in April in the south-west and the south-east and over the centre and centre-north in May, precipitation decreased significantly in early June over the entire country. Rainfall recovered somewhat during the second dekad of June and became widespread, regular and above normal during the third dekad, notably in the centre and the north. These good rains continued during the first dekad of July over the entire country, except the extreme north were they were more limited and permitted widespread sowing of millet and sorghum in the centre and the north. Crops are emerging satisfactorily in the south and west where, following dry spell in early June, replantings were undertaken late for long cycle varieties (140-150 days) used in these regions. Rains will be needed late in the season.
No significant pest activity is reported. Seed availability is generally adequate following the 1998 record harvest.
Aggregate 1998 cereal production is officially estimated at a record 2.65 million tonnes, some 32 percent above 1997 and 12 percent above average. As a result, the overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Markets are well supplied and prices of cereals are stable. However, some deficit areas remain vulnerable and may need some assistance during the lean season, notably in the provinces of Bazéga, Boulgou, Boulkiemdé, Kouritenga, Oubritenga and Sanguié.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Normal Production | - | 83 | 2 290 | 2 373 |
| Normal Imports | 50 | 80 | 25 | 155 |
| of which: Structural food aid | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 1998/99 Domestic Availability | - | 79 | 2 568 | 2 647 |
| 1998 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 89 | 2 568 | 2 657 |
| 1998 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 59 | 2 568 | 2 627 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | 20 | - | 20 |
| 1998/99 Utilization | 55 | 169 | 2 583 | 2 807 |
| Food Use | 52 | 158 | 2 042 | 2 252 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 20 | 20 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 11 | 396 | 408 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | 15 | 15 |
| Possible stock build up | 2 | - | 130 | 132 |
| 1998/99 Import Requirement | 55 | 90 | 15 | 160 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 45 | 80 | 5 | 130 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 34 | 14 | 3 | 51 |
| of which: Delivered | 11 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 18 | 18 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 18 | 18 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 5 | 15 | 187 | 206 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 1998 production as % of normal: | 112 | |||
| 1998/99 import requirement as % of normal: | 103 | |||
| 1998/99 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 107 |
