FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3, December 1999 GABON 18

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GABON

Area:
258 000 sq.km
Climate:
Tropical wet climate; most rainfall: October-May
Population:
1.44 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 4 230 (1997)
Specific characteristics of the country:
Coastal country
Logistics:
Ports and roads adequate
Major foodcrops:
Roots and tubers
Marketing year:
January/December; Lean season: September-November
Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
19 percent


CURRENT SITUATION


The main foodcrops are cassava and plantains but some maize is also produced (around 25 000 tonnes). The country commercially imports the bulk of its cereal requirement, estimated at around 82 000 tonnes in 1999. Around 10 000 refugees from Congo-Brazzaville are reported in temporary sites or in Libreville.


CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 1999 MARKETING YEAR (in thousand tonnes)


 

Wheat

Rice

Coarse grains

Total

Normal Production

-

-

25

25

Normal Imports

40

35

2

77

of which: Structural food aid

0

-

-

0

1999 Domestic Availability

-

-

25

25

1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)

-

-

25

25

1998 Production (rice in milled terms)

-

-

25

25

Possible stock drawdown

-

-

-

-

1999 Utilization

45

35

27

107

Food Use

44

35

19

98

of which: local purchase requirement

-

-

-

-

Non-food use

1

-

8

9

Exports or Re-exports

-

-

-

-

Possible stock build up

-

-

-

-

1999 Import Requirement

45

35

2

82

Anticipated commercial imports

45

35

2

82

Food aid needs

-

-

-

-

Current Aid Position

       

Food aid pledges

-

-

-

-

of which: Delivered

-

-

-

-

Donor-financed purchases

-

-

-

-

of which: for local use

-

-

-

-

for export

-

-

-

-

Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)

31

24

13

68

Indexes

       

1998 production as % of normal:

     

100

1999 import requirement as % of normal:

     

106

1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:

     

-


FAO/GIEWS - December 1999

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