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Area:
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1 025 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Mostly a Saharian country; semi-arid fringe in extreme south with rains in June-September
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Population:
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2.72 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$380 (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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Port capacity adequate, though storms during January-March sometimes cause difficulties
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Major foodcrops:
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Wheat, rice, millet and sorghum
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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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54 percent
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First rains were received in late June in the extreme south on 22, 24-26 and 29 June in Gorgol, Guidimakha, Hodh El Gharbi and Trarza. They permitted land preparation and planting to start. Satellite imagery indicates that rains were abundant in early July in the south and south-east. Dry plantings may already have started in some areas in the the south-west. The pest situation is calm.
The food situation improved in rural areas following a good rainfed crops harvest in 2000. Although markets are generally well supplied, sorghum prices have increased sharply in Brakna, Gorgol and Trarza following poor recession crops. Several populations remain vulnerable, notably in various areas of Trarza, Brakna and western Gorgol, where imports of cereals from Mali decreased. The Government launched an appeal for 25 000 tonnes of emergency food aid.
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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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78
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99
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177
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Previous five years average imports
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219
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63
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11
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293
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2000/01 Domestic Availability
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-
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46
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108
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154
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2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
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69
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108
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177
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2000 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
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46
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108
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154
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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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220
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111
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123
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454
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Food use
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180
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100
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104
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384
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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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25
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9
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18
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52
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Exports or re-exports
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15
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2
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1
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18
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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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220
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65
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15
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3001/
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Anticipated commercial imports
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210
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55
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10
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275
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Food aid needs
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10
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10
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5
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25
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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-
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-
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1
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1
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of which: delivered
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-
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-
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1
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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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66
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37
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38
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141
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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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102
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