FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 04/01 - BURKINA FASO (9 April)
Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Off-season crops are being harvested. Final 2000 production figures have been released by the government and are significantly lower than the estimates of the FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission in October 2000 which already indicated a below-average harvest. The aggregate output of cereals is now estimated at 1 863 000 tonnes, which is 31 percent below the 1999 record crop and 23 percent below the average of the previous five years.
Following this reduced crop, the overall food supply situation is tight, notably in the north, the centre and the east where cereal production decreased significantly. The return of Burkinab� from C�te d�Ivoire to their villages is putting additional pressure on food supply. However, following 1998 and 1999 successive bumper crops, some household stocks are still available. Prices of cereals remained generally stable and below the 1995-99 average in January and February, except in the north where they increased significantly. In March, they increased significantly in the north, east and centre. The Government has launched a 4 000 tonnes food aid distribution programme for about 68 000 persons in 17 affected provinces.
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