Area: |
258 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Tropical wet climate; most rainfall:
October-May |
Population: |
1.48 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P.
per caput: US$3 350 (1999) |
Specific characteristics of the
country: |
Coastal country |
Logistics: |
Ports and roads adequate |
Major foodcrops: |
Roots and tubers |
Marketing year: |
January/December; Lean season:
September-November |
Share of cereals in total calorie
intake: |
19 percent |
Following mostly seasonably dry weather in July and August, rains resumed in early September and became abundant and widespread in October. The main foodcrops are cassava and plantains but some maize is also produced (around 25 000 tonnes). The country commercially imports the bulk of its cereal requirement, estimated at around 82 000 tonnes in 2000.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | - | - | 25 | 25 |
| Previous five years average imports | 44 | 33 | 2 | 79 |
| 2000 Domestic Availability | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| 1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | - | 25 | 25 |
| 1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | - | 25 | 25 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 Utilization | 45 | 35 | 29 | 109 |
| Food Use | 44 | 35 | 21 | 100 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
| Non-food use | 1 | - | 8 | 9 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 Import Requirement | 45 | 35 | 2 | 82 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 45 | 35 | 2 | 82 |
| 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) | 30 | 24 | 14 | 68 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 1999 production as % of average: | 100 | |||
| 2000 import requirement as % of average: | 104 |
