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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4.63 million (2000 estimate) G.N.P. per caput: US$ 330 (1998)
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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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First seasonal rains were received in the south and the centre during the second dekad of March, allowing land preparation and planting of the first maize crop. Reflecting widespread and above-normal rains during the 1999 growing season, the aggregate output of cereals in 1999 is estimated at a record 748 000 tonnes (with rice in paddy equivalent) which is 27 percent above 1998 level. Maize production increased sharply, notably in Savanes, Plateaux and Kara regions. Production of tubers and beans also increased.
Following this record crop, the overall food supply situation is satisfactory. However, floods affected the regions of Kara (in the north), Plateaux (in the west), Maritime (in the south) and Savanes (in the extreme north). However, the worst affected regions is Savanes where at least 1 000 hectares of arable land have been inundated, isolating villages and affecting an estimated 42 000 people.
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal Production | - | 53 | 511 | 564 |
Normal Imports | 45 | 100 | 25 | 170 |
of which: Structural food aid | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2000 Domestic Availability | - | 58 | 663 | 721 |
1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 85 | 663 | 748 |
1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 58 | 663 | 721 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
2000 Utilization | 50 | 138 | 663 | 851 |
Food Use | 46 | 65 | 407 | 518 |
of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
Non-food use | 2 | 13 | 221 | 236 |
Exports or Re-exports | 2 | 60 | 10 | 72 |
Possible stock build up | - | - | 25 | 25 |
2000 Import Requirement | 50 | 80 | - | 1301/ |
Anticipated commercial imports | 50 | 78 | - | 128 |
Food aid needs | - | 2 | - | 2 |
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) | 10 | 14 | 88 | 112 |
Indexes | ||||
1999 production as % of normal: | 133 | |||
2000 import requirement as % of normal: | 76 | |||
2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 67 |