Area: |
1 267 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Northern part arid, southern part
semi-arid with rains in June-October |
Population: |
10.06 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P.
per caput: US$190 (1999) |
Specific characteristics of the
country: |
Low-income food-deficit country;
land-locked Sahelian country |
Logistics: |
Roads inadequate during rainy season |
Major foodcrops: |
Millet and sorghum, pulses, roots and
tubers |
Marketing year: |
November/October; Lean season:
July-September |
Share of cereals in total calorie
intake: |
70 percent |
Widespread and regular rains during the first half of the rainy season were followed by significant decreases in late August and early September. However, precipitation improved in mid-September and remained normal to above normal in late September. The dry spell severely affected crops notably in Diffa, Tahoua and Tillabery departments. Infestations of grasshoppers have been reported in various areas, notably in Diffa, Dosso, Maradi and Tahoua departments. Treatments against grasshoppers and grain eating birds have been undertaken. Low numbers of Desert Locusts were reported in November in south western and south eastern A�r.
A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission in mid-October estimated the 2000 cereal production at 2 319 000 tonnes, which is 19 percent below 1999 level and about 3 percent below the average of the last five years. Following two bumper harvests in 1998 and 1999, farmers could replenish their stocks and the national security stock has been partly reconstituted. However, prices are likely to increase significantly and the food supply situation will tighten following poor harvests in some areas.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | 7 | 63 | 2 313 | 2 383 |
| Previous five years average imports | 44 | 100 | 231 | 375 |
| 2000/01 Domestic Availability | 21 | 59 | 2 448 | 2 528 |
| 2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 11 | 60 | 2 248 | 2 319 |
| 2000 Production (rice in milled terms) | 11 | 39 | 2 248 | 2 298 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 10 | 20 | 200 | 230 |
| 2000/01 Utilization | 68 | 159 | 2 678 | 2 905 |
| Food Use | 62 | 152 | 2 322 | 2 535 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 8 | 341 | 350 |
| Exports or Re-exports | 5 | - | 15 | 20 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2000/01 Import Requirement | 47 | 100 | 230 | 377 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 45 | 92 | 215 | 352 |
| Food aid needs | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| of which: Delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 6 | 15 | 225 | 245 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2000 production as % of average: | 97 | |||
| 2000/01 import requirement as % of average: | 101 |
