Area:
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582 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Eastern coast is tropical wet, the rest tropical wet-dry. Rainy season: October-March; tropical cyclones
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Population:
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14.78 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 250 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country
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Logistics:
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Dilapidated roads and lack of spare parts and tyres
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Major foodcrops:
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Rice, roots, tubers, maize, fruit
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Marketing year:
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April/March; Lean season: February/March
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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60 percent
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Planting of the 1999/2000 paddy and maize crops is underway. Soil moisture is adequate reflecting widespread rains from mid-November. According to official reports, migratory locusts are forming in central and south-western areas. Breeding is expected to start with the onset of the rainy season and FAO will be carefully monitoring the situation in the coming months.
The 1999 paddy output, harvested until June, was estimated at a good level of 2.6 million tonnes, an increase of 8 percent over the previous year's reduced output. Abundant rains during the growing season, coupled with absence of pests and cyclones, favoured this year's rice production.
Reflecting the good paddy harvest, the overall food supply situation is stable and has markedly improved in vulnerable areas of the South.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total | |
|
Normal Production |
7 |
2 476 |
152 |
2 635 |
Normal Imports |
48 |
53 |
10 |
111 |
of which: Structural food aid |
13 |
11 |
10 |
34 |
|
1999/2000 Domestic Availability |
9 |
1 792 |
164 |
1 965 |
1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
9 |
2 635 |
161 |
2 805 |
1999 Production (rice in milled terms) |
9 |
1 792 |
161 |
1 962 |
Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
|
1999/2000 Utilization |
89 |
1 877 |
169 |
2 135 |
Food Use |
88 |
1 852 |
136 |
2 076 |
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
Non-food use |
1 |
10 |
23 |
34 |
Exports or Re-exports |
- |
- |
10 |
10 |
Possible stock build up |
- |
15 |
- |
15 |
|
1999/2000 Import Requirement |
80 |
85 |
5 |
170 |
Anticipated commercial imports |
75 |
75 |
5 |
155 |
Food aid needs |
5 |
10 |
- |
15 |
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Current Aid Position |
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Food aid pledges |
4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
of which: Delivered |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
of which: for local use |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) |
6 |
125 |
9 |
141 |
Indexes |
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1999 production as % of normal: |
106 | |||
1999/2000 import requirement as % of normal: |
153 | |||
1999/2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
44 |
