Area: |
318 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons (March-July and September-December) in south and one in north (May-Oct.) |
Population: |
15.1 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$660 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
Logistics: |
Ports and roads adequate; gateway to Burkina Faso and Mali |
Major foodcrops: |
Roots and tubers, fruit, rice, maize |
Marketing year: |
January/December; Lean season: April-July |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
40 percent |
Precipitation was generally average in September and below-average in October, except in the extreme south. This may have affected yield potential of the millet and sorghum crops which are being harvested in the north. The second maize crop is due to be harvested in December in the south.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. In addition to the 120 000 Liberian refugees already in the west of the country, an influx of new refugees has been reported following fighting in Lofa county in Liberia.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Previous five years average production
|
- |
1 000 |
748 |
1 748 |
|
Previous five years average imports
|
275 |
477 |
13 |
765 |
|
2001 Domestic Availability
|
5 |
710 |
748 |
1 463 |
|
2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
- |
1 100 |
748 |
1 848 |
|
2000 Production (rice in milled terms)
|
- |
660 |
748 |
1 408 |
|
Possible stock drawdown
|
5 |
50 |
- |
55 |
|
2001 Utilization
|
275 |
1 290 |
756 |
2 320 |
|
Food use
|
265 |
1 125 |
582 |
1 972 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use
|
5 |
165 |
164 |
334 |
|
Exports or re-exports
|
5 |
- |
10 |
15 |
|
Possible stock build up
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2001 Import Requirement
|
270 |
580 |
8 |
858 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
270 |
575 |
6 |
851 |
|
Food aid needs
|
- |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
Current Aid Position
|
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|
Food aid pledges
|
- |
5 |
- |
5 |
|
of which: delivered
|
- |
5 |
- |
5 |
|
Donor-financed purchases
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
|
18 |
75 |
39 |
131 |
|
Indexes
|
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|
2000 Production as % of average:
|
106 |
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|
2001 Import requirement as % of average:
|
112 |
