Area: |
1 267 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Northern part arid, southern part semi-arid with rains in June-October |
Population: |
10.67 million (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$180 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked Sahelian country |
Logistics: |
Roads inadequate during rainy season |
Major foodcrops: |
Millet and sorghum, pulses, roots and tubers |
Marketing year: |
November/October; Lean season: July-September |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
70 percent |
Above-normal precipitation was received in early September, but rains decreased in mid and late September, ceasing altogether in October. A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission in late October gave a provisional estimate of the aggregate output of cereals at around 2.8 million tonnes. This is well above the previous year's level and above average.
Following this good harvest, the food supply situation should improve significantly. Prices of cereals decreased significantly in September and October. Farmers should be able to reconstitute their stocks as well as the government the national security stock to its optimum level of 35 000 tonnes.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Previous five years average production
|
8 |
65 |
2 316 |
2 389 |
|
Previous five years average imports
|
49 |
109 |
278 |
436 |
|
2001/02 Domestic Availability
|
6 |
50 |
3 077 |
3 132 |
|
2001 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
6 |
76 |
3 077 |
3 159 |
|
2001 Production (rice in milled terms)
|
6 |
50 |
3 077 |
3 132 |
|
Possible stock drawdown
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2001/02 Utilization
|
56 |
150 |
3 247 |
3 452 |
|
Food use
|
50 |
140 |
2 530 |
2 720 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use
|
1 |
9 |
472 |
482 |
|
Exports or re-exports
|
5 |
- |
15 |
20 |
|
Possible stock build up
|
- |
- |
230 |
230 |
|
2001/02 Import Requirement
|
50 |
100 |
170 |
320 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
50 |
95 |
170 |
315 |
|
Food aid needs
|
- |
5 |
- |
5 |
|
Current Aid Position
|
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|
Food aid pledges
|
5 |
17 |
- |
21 |
|
of which: delivered
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Donor-financed purchases
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
|
5 |
13 |
237 |
255 |
|
Indexes
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|
2001 Production as % of average:
|
132 |
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|
2001/02 Import requirement as % of average:
|
73 |
