Area: |
274 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Tropical wet-dry in south, semi-arid in
north; rainy season: May-October |
Population: |
11.25 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P.
per caput: US$240 (1999) |
Specific characteristics of the
country: |
Low-income food-deficit country;
Sahelian land-locked country |
Logistics: |
Roads inadequate during rainy season;
adequate rail link to Abidjan (C�te d'Ivoire) |
Major foodcrops: |
Millet, sorghum, pulses, maize |
Marketing year: |
November/October; Lean season:
July-September |
Share of cereals in total calorie
intake: |
73 percent |
Following generally adequate rains since the start of the rainy season, below-normal rainfall in August over the eastern half of the country affected crop development. Cumulative rainfall is below average except in the west and the south-west. These dry conditions significantly reduced yield potential, notably in the centre and the east. Pastures remained generally adequate countrywide. No significant pest activity was reported.
A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission in mid-October estimated the 2000 cereal production at 2 286 200 tonnes, which is 15 percent below 1999 level and 6 percent below the last five years average. The overall food supply situation is likely to tighten in some areas, notably in the centre and the east where cereal production decreased significantly. However, farmers stocks are generally well replenished following 1999 record crop.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | - | 94 | 2 338 | 2 432 |
| Previous five years average imports | 57 | 98 | 18 | 173 |
| 2000/01 Domestic Availability | 4 | 88 | 2 283 | 2 375 |
| 2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 103 | 2 183 | 2 286 |
| 2000 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 68 | 2 183 | 2 251 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 4 | 20 | 100 | 124 |
| 2000/01 Utilization | 64 | 188 | 2 313 | 2 565 |
| Food Use | 63 | 176 | 1 969 | 2 207 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 12 | 333 | 346 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2000/01 Import Requirement | 60 | 100 | 30 | 190 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 50 | 90 | 25 | 165 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 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) | 5 | 15 | 171 | 191 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2000 production as % of average: | 94 | |||
| 2000/01 import requirement as % of average: | 110 |
