Area:
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623 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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North: tropical wet-dry, south: tropical wet; rainy season: March-November
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Population:
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3.62 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 300 (1998)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season; river transport important
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, tree nuts, coarse grain, fruits
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: May-July
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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21 percent
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Widespread and significant rains in late March permitted land preparation. Precipitation remained generally below average in April and early May, except in the south. Rains improved during the second dekad of May but decreased in the south and the west during the third dekad. They were generally adequate in June and early July, except in the south-west in early July.
Following a record cereal crop in 1999, estimated at 161 000 tonnes, the food supply situation is satisfactory. The cereal import requirement for the 2000 marketing year is estimated at 29 000 tonnes, mainly wheat.
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Previous five years average production | - | 14 | 112 | 126 |
Previous five years average imports | 26 | 4 | 3 | 33 |
2000 Domestic Availability | - | 13 | 140 | 153 |
1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 21 | 140 | 161 |
1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 13 | 140 | 153 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
2000 Utilization | 25 | 15 | 142 | 182 |
Food Use | 24 | 13 | 109 | 146 |
of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
Non-food use | 1 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock build up | - | - | 12 | 12 |
2000 Import Requirement | 25 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 25 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
Food aid needs | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | - | 1 | 1 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 7 | 4 | 30 | 41 |
Indexes | ||||
1999 production as % of average: | 128 | |||
2000 import requirement as % of average: | 88 |