Area: |
28 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Tropical wet climate |
Population: |
445 000 (2000 estimate); G.N.P.
per caput: US$1 170 (1999) |
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 |
Following mostly seasonably dry weather in July and August, rains resumed in September and became well above normal in October. 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.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | - | - | - | - |
| Previous five years average imports | 4 | 6 | - | 10 |
| 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 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| of which: Delivered | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 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: | 90 |
