Area:
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111 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons in south (Mar.-Jul. and Oct.) and one in north (May-Oct.)
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Population:
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5.68 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput US$ 380 (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, roads, rail adequate; gateway to Niger
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, maize
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: April-June
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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37 percent
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The first rains started in mid-March in the south, allowing planting of the first maize crop. The aggregate output of cereals (including rice in paddy equivalent) in 1999 is estimated at 925 000 tonnes, which is well above average. As a result, the overall food supply situation is satisfactory. However, at the end of last rainy season, in September/October, floods in many villages displaced thousands of people. Cereal imports, for domestic use and re-exports, during the 2000 marketing year are estimated at 145 000 tonnes and the food aid requirement is estimated at 10 000 tonnes.
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal Production | - | 19 | 719 | 738 |
Normal Imports | 50 | 100 | 4 | 154 |
of which: Structural food aid | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
2000 Domestic Availability | - | 22 | 889 | 910 |
1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 37 | 889 | 925 |
1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 22 | 889 | 910 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
2000 Utilization | 60 | 107 | 889 | 1 055 |
Food Use | 49 | 71 | 580 | 699 |
of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
Non-food use | 1 | 6 | 219 | 226 |
Exports or Re-exports | 5 | 25 | 45 | 75 |
Possible stock build up | 5 | 5 | 45 | 55 |
2000 Import Requirement | 60 | 85 | - | 1451/ |
Anticipated commercial imports | 55 | 80 | - | 135 |
Food aid needs | 5 | 5 | - | 10 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 4 | - | 2 | 6 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | - | - |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 9 | 12 | 101 | 122 |
Indexes | ||||
1999 production as % of normal: | 125 | |||
2000 import requirement as % of normal: | 94 | |||
2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 77 |