Area:
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823 000 sq.km
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Climate
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Mostly arid (south-west and coast) or semi-arid. Only north and north-east gets regular rainfall in November-April
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Population:
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1.81 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 1 940 (1998)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Arid to semi-arid country; cereal production mainly in the north
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Logistics:
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Good road and railway network
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet, maize, sorghum, wheat
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Marketing year:
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May/April;
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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48 percent
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Prospects for the 2000 cereal crops, mainly sorghum, have deteriorated. Heavy rains in mid-February in the major northern growing areas have been followed by below average precipitation until the second dekad of March. More rains are needed to avoid yield reductions. Elsewhere in the country, the abundant rains during the season have improved pastures and livestock conditions.
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal Production | 4 | - | 88 | 92 |
Normal Imports | 30 | - | 31 | 61 |
of which: Structural food aid | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
1999/2000 Domestic Availability | 5 | - | 70 | 75 |
1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 5 | - | 70 | 75 |
1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | 5 | - | 70 | 75 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
1999/2000 Utilization | 47 | - | 154 | 201 |
Food Use | 41 | - | 128 | 169 |
of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Non-food use | - | - | 12 | 12 |
Exports or Re-exports | 6 | - | 11 | 17 |
Possible stock build up | - | - | 3 | 3 |
1999/2000 Import Requirement | 42 | - | 84 | 126 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 42 | - | 84 | 126 |
Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 1 | - | - | 1 |
of which: Delivered | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 1 | 1 |
of which: for local use | - | - | 1 | 1 |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 24 | - | 76 | 100 |
Indexes | ||||
1999 production as % of normal: | 82 | |||
1999/2000 import requirement as % of normal: | 207 | |||
1999/2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: | - |