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Area:
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54 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons in south (March-June
and October) and one in
North (May-October)
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Population:
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4.55 million (1999 estimate) G.N.P. per caput: US$
330 (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 and roads adequate; gateway to Burkina Faso and
Niger
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, coarse grains, fruit
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: April-July
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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40 percent
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Harvest prospects are favourable reflecting widespread and above-normal rains during the growing season. Soil moisture reserves are adequate and so far the pest situation remains calm. Floods have been reported in Kara, Plateaux, Maritime and Savanes regions. The worst affected regions is Savanes where at least 1 000 hectares of arable land have been inundated, hundreds of homes and over 100 bridges destroyed, and 800 km of roads made impassable, isolating villages and affecting an estimated 42 000 people.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
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Normal Production |
- |
32 |
460 |
492 |
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Normal Imports |
50 |
60 |
10 |
120 |
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of which: Structural food aid |
5 |
- |
- |
5 |
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1999 Domestic Availability |
- |
48 |
558 |
606 |
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
56 |
533 |
589 |
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
38 |
533 |
571 |
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Possible stock drawdown |
- |
10 |
25 |
35 |
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1999 Utilization |
45 |
128 |
558 |
731 |
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Food Use |
43 |
67 |
380 |
490 |
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of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Non-food use |
2 |
11 |
168 |
181 |
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Exports or Re-exports |
- |
50 |
10 |
60 |
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Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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1999 Import Requirement |
45 |
801/ |
- |
125 1/ |
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Anticipated commercial imports |
45 |
801/ |
- |
125 1/ |
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Food aid needs |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Current Aid Position |
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Food aid pledges |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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of which: Delivered |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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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) |
10 |
16 |
88 |
114 |
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Indexes |
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1998 production as % of normal: |
|
|
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120 |
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1999 import requirement as % of normal: |
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104 |
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
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- |
