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Area:
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1 220 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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From north to south: arid, semi-arid and tropical wet-dry; rainy season: May-October
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Population:
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10.45 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$240 (1999)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked Sahelian country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season; river transport important; rail link to Dakar (Senegal)
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet, sorghum, rice, maize
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Marketing year:
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November/October; Lean season: July-September
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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75 percent
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Adequate rains so far benefited plantings and crop development. Following first rains in the extreme south in mid-April, precipitation progressed northwards in May and remained generally widespread and regular in June, being more abundant during the third dekad. Precipitation became abundant in the west in early July. Plantings of millet and sorghum are well underway; crops are emerging in the south. Pastures are good in the south and regenerating further north. The pest situation is calm.
Following an average harvest and two successive bumper crops in 1998 and 1999, farmers' stocks are still available for the lean season. The national security stock is also at its recommended level of 35 000 tonnes (plus 25 000 tonnes in the form of "financial" security stock). Therefore, the overall food situation is satisfactory. However, cereal prices increased significantly in April. In Ségou region, the average price of millet in mid-April was 26 percent higher than in March, 56 percent higher than the price in April last year and 30 percent higher than the previous five-year average price. The SAP (national early warning system) classified almost 400 000 persons as at risk of "food difficulties" in the "cercles" of Douentza, Mopti, Bandiagara and Youvarou in Mopti region; Niafunké and Gourma-Rharous in Tombouctou region; Gao, Ansongo, Bourem and Ménaka in Gao region and Kidal and Abéïbara in Kidal region. It recommended the distribution of 10 790 tonnes of millet and sorghum to these populations for 3 months.
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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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5
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625
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1 767
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2 397
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Previous five years average imports
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47
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59
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5
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111
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2000/01 Domestic Availability
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10
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507
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1 841
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2 358
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2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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10
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745
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1 631
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2 386
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2000 Production (rice in milled terms)
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10
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507
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1 631
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2 148
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Possible stock drawdown
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-
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-
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210
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210
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2000/01 Utilization
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60
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547
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1 841
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2 448
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Food use
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59
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400
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1 581
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2 040
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
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-
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5
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5
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Non-food use
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1
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97
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248
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346
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Exports or re-exports
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-
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50
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12
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62
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Possible stock build up
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2000/01 Import Requirement
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50
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40
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-
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90
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Anticipated commercial imports
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40
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40
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-
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80
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Food aid needs
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10
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-
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-
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10
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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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1
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2
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of which: delivered
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-
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1
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1
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2
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Donor-financed purchases
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-
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-
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2
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2
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of which: for local use
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-
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-
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2
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2
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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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38
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151
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195
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Indexes
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2000 Production as % of average:
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100
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2000/01 Import requirement as % of average:
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81
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