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Area:
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274 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry in south, semi-arid in north; rainy season: May-October
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Population:
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11.55 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; Sahelian land-locked country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season; adequate rail link to Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet, sorghum, pulses, 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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73 percent
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Rains progressed northwards in May and reached the extreme north in June. Satellite imagery indicates that precipitation remained well below normal or even ceased during the second dekad of June in the south and the centre. However, rains improved significantly during the third dekad and became abundant countrywide in early July. Rice and millet crops are tillering and weeding is underway in the south and west. Plantings are continuing in the north. Pastures are regenerating in the west and the centre-east. No pest activity is reported.
Final 2000 production figures and the 2000/01 cereal balance sheet were revised in late April by the government, and the aggregate output of cereals is now estimated at 2 286 300 tonnes, which is 15 percent below the 1999 level and 6 percent below the last five years average.
Following this reduced crop, the overall food supply situation is tight in several deficit areas, notably in the north, the centre and the east. The return of Burkinabé from Côte d'Ivoire to their villages has also put additional pressure on food supply. Prices of cereals increased sharply in the north, east and centre in February and March. However, in April and May, prices eased and even decreased slightly in the north but remained much higher than at this time last year. The Government plans to distribute 34 000 tonnes of food aid to 527 000 vulnerable people in 25 affected provinces, of which 18 000 tonnes will be taken from the National Security Stock.
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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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94
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2 338
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2 432
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Previous five years average imports
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58
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99
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18
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175
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2000/01 Domestic Availability
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1
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108
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2 383
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2 492
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2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
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103
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2 183
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2 286
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2000 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
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68
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2 183
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2 251
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Possible stock drawdown
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1
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40
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200
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241
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2000/01 Utilization
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61
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208
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2 433
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2 702
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Food use
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60
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196
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2 074
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2 329
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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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12
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340
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353
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Exports or re-exports
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-
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-
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20
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20
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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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60
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100
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50
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210
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Anticipated commercial imports
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50
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90
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25
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165
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Food aid needs
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10
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10
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25
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45
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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2
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8
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1
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11
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of which: delivered
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2
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8
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-
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10
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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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5
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17
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180
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202
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Indexes
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2000 Production as % of average:
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94
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2000/01 Import requirement as % of average:
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120
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