Area: |
911 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Mostly tropical wet-dry, south-west tropical wet, extreme north semi-arid |
Population: |
114.2 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$260 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
Logistics: |
Ports adequate, roads inadequate during rainy season |
Major foodcrops: |
Roots and tubers, coarse grains, rice |
Marketing year: |
January/December; Lean season: April-May |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
43 percent |
The rainy season is over in the north and drawing to a close in the south. Harvest prospects are mixed.
The food supply situation is tight in several areas. Up to 550 000
people are currently displaced in the Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states, in central
region, as a result of recent clashes and attacks launched against several communities by
the army. Large numbers of displaced persons are staying in ten camps, notably around the
Benue State capital, Makurdi, where they joined others who had fled earlier fighting in
June in nearby Nasarawa State. Conflict in the region, which is one of Nigeria's major
food producing areas, is likely to undermine the country's food security. Zaki-Biam, a
rural town of 50 000 people, which bore the main brunt of recent fighting is reputed
to be the biggest yam market in Nigeria.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Previous five years average production
|
48 |
3 134 |
18 602 |
21 784 |
|
Previous five years average imports
|
1 396 |
553 |
85 |
2 034 |
|
2001 Domestic Availability
|
40 |
2 000 |
19 341 |
21 381 |
|
2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
40 |
3 333 |
19 341 |
22 714 |
|
2000 Production (rice in milled terms)
|
40 |
2 000 |
19 341 |
21 381 |
|
Possible stock drawdown
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2001 Utilization
|
1 790 |
3 000 |
19 411 |
24 201 |
|
Food use
|
1 738 |
2 450 |
15 207 |
19 394 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use
|
52 |
400 |
3 804 |
4 257 |
|
Exports or re-exports
|
- |
50 |
200 |
250 |
|
Possible stock build up
|
- |
100 |
200 |
300 |
|
2001 Import Requirement
|
1 750 |
1 000 |
70 |
2 820 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
1 750 |
1 000 |
70 |
2 820 |
|
Food aid needs
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Current Aid Position
|
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|
Food aid pledges
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: delivered
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Donor-financed purchases
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
|
15 |
22 |
133 |
170 |
|
Indexes
|
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|
2000 Production as % of average:
|
104 |
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|
2001 Import requirement as % of average:
|
139 |
