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Area:
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28 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry; rainy season: May-October
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Population:
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1.18 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$160 (1999)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate, particularly during the rainy season; river transport important
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Major foodcrops:
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Rice, coarse grains, oils and fats, roots and tubers
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Marketing year:
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November/October; Lean season: May-August
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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64 percent
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First rains were recorded in mid-May in the east but precipitation became abundant countrywide only in early June. Rains decreased during the second dekad but resumed and were well above average over the entire country during the third dekad and in early July. Coarse grains are emerging/tillering in the east and the north. Land preparation and plantings of rainfed rice are underway. Transplanting of swamp rice from seedbeds will take place in July/August after desalination of swamp rice fields. The pest situation is calm but localised insect attacks have been reported in the south.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Markets remain generally well supplied countrywide. However, some population groups with low purchase power are facing food difficulties, notably in urban areas and in Pirada, Fulacunda, Tite, S. Domingos and Ingoré areas, due to insecurity in border areas with Senegal.
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Wheat
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Rice
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Coarse grains
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Total
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Previous five years average production
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-
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97
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61
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158
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Previous five years average imports
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8
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65
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2
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75
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2000/01 Domestic Availability
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-
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69
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64
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133
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2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
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104
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64
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168
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2000 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
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69
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64
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133
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Possible stock drawdown
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2000/01 Utilization
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7
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129
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69
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205
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Food use
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7
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111
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53
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170
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Non-food use
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-
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12
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10
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22
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Exports or re-exports
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-
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2
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-
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2
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Possible stock build up
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-
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5
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6
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11
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2000/01 Import Requirement
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7
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60
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5
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72
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Anticipated commercial imports
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5
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55
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-
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60
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Food aid needs
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2
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5
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5
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12
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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-
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1
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-
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1
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of which: delivered
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-
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1
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-
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1
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Donor-financed purchases
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-
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-
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-
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-
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of which: for local use
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-
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-
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-
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-
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for export
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
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6
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94
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45
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144
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Indexes
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2000 Production as % of average:
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106
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2000/01 Import requirement as % of average:
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96
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