FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2, August 2000 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 15

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Area:

28 000 sq.km

Climate:

Tropical wet climate

Population:

445 000 (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 380 (1995)

Specific characteristics of the country:

Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country

Logistics:

Ports and roads inadequate

Major foodcrops:

Cassava, sweet potatoes, bananas

Marketing year:

January/December; Lean season: September-November

Share of cereals in total calorie intake:

12 percent

CURRENT SITUATION

Abundant and widespread rains have been registered from mid-March to late April. Precipitation decreased in early May but resumed in mid-May and remained abundant in late May in the west. They decreased but remained above normal in June and almost ceased in early July, which is the normal pattern. The staple crops are sweet potatoes, cassava and plantains. The cereal import requirement for the 2000 marketing year is estimated at 9 000 tonnes of rice and wheat.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2000 MARKETING YEAR (in thousand tonnes)

Wheat Rice Coarse grains Total

Previous five years average production - - - -

Previous five years average imports 4 5 - 9

2000 Domestic Availability - - - -

1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) - - - -

1999 Production (rice in milled terms) - - - -

Possible stock drawdown - - - -

2000 Utilization 4 5 - 9

Food Use 4 5 - 9

of which: local purchase requirement - - - -

Non-food use - - - -

Exports or Re-exports - - - -

Possible stock build up - - - -

2000 Import Requirement 4 5 - 9

Anticipated commercial imports 4 5 - 9

Food aid needs - - - -

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) 9 11 - 20

Indexes

1999 production as % of average: -

2000 import requirement as % of average: 100

FAO/GIEWS - August 2000

Area:	28 000 sq.km
Climate:	Tropical wet climate
Population:	445 000 (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 380 (1995)
Specific characteristics of the country:	Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country
Logistics:	Ports and roads inadequate
Major foodcrops:	Cassava, sweet potatoes, bananas
Marketing year:	January/December; Lean season: September-November
Share of cereals in total calorie intake:	12 percent

	Wheat	Rice	Coarse grains	Total
Previous five years average production	-	-	-	-
Previous five years average imports	4	5	-	9
2000 Domestic Availability	-	-	-	-
1999 Production (rice in paddy terms)	-	-	-	-
1999 Production (rice in milled terms)	-	-	-	-
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2000 Utilization	4	5	-	9
Food Use	4	5	-	9
of which: local purchase requirement	-	-	-	-
Non-food use	-	-	-	-
Exports or Re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2000 Import Requirement	4	5	-	9
Anticipated commercial imports	4	5	-	9
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
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)	9	11	-	20
Indexes
1999 production as % of average:				-
2000 import requirement as % of average:				100