Area:
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1 267 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Northern part arid, southern part semi-arid with rains in June-October
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Population:
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10.06 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 190 (1998)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked sahelian country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet and sorghum, pulses, roots and tubers
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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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70 percent
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Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Prospects for off-season irrigated crops are favourable. Following release of final production figures by national statistical services, the aggregate production of cereals in 1999 is estimated at 2.87 million tonnes (with rice in paddy equivalent), about 4 percent below previous year's record crop but 25 percent above average. Desert Locusts have been reported in south-eastern Aïr in February but at lower densities than in December. A total of 700 hectares were sprayed in the area of wadi Tafidet. Locusts are expected to slowly mature. Local breeding will be limited by the dry soil.
The overall food supply situation remains satisfactory. Markets are well supplied and prices of cereals are low. The assessments by the National Early Warning System indicate that no emergency assistance is needed by the country. However, some areas in Aguié, Guidan Roumdji, Illéla, Keita, Matameye and Mayahi may be somewhat vulnerable. The national security stock has been reconstituted at a level of 12 277 tonnes of millet and 2 132 tonnes of sorghum.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Normal Production | 6 | 64 | 2 230 | 2 300 |
| Normal Imports | 30 | 85 | 215 | 330 |
| of which: Structural food aid | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 1999/2000 Domestic Availability | 23 | 79 | 2 798 | 2 900 |
| 1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 13 | 60 | 2 798 | 2 871 |
| 1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | 13 | 39 | 2 798 | 2 850 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 10 | 40 | - | 50 |
| 1999/2000 Utilization | 43 | 159 | 2 918 | 3 120 |
| Food Use | 32 | 152 | 2 268 | 2 452 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 25 | 25 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 7 | 430 | 438 |
| Exports or Re-exports | 10 | - | 60 | 70 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 160 | 160 |
| 1999/2000 Import Requirement | 20 | 80 | 120 | 220 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 20 | 75 | 120 | 215 |
| Food aid needs | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: Delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 3 | 15 | 225 | 244 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 1999 production as % of normal: | 125 | |||
| 1999/2000 import requirement as % of normal: | 67 | |||
| 1999/2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 36 |
