Area: |
193 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Semi-arid in north, tropical wet-dry in south, with rains in June-October |
Population: |
10.00 million (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$500 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; coastal Sahelian country |
Logistics: |
Port capacity adequate; gateway to Mali. |
Major foodcrops: |
Millet and sorghum, rice, maize, wheat |
Marketing year: |
November/October; Lean season: August-September |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
61 percent |
The rainy season is over. Following well above-average rains in early and mid-September, precipitation decreased in late September. Good rains were still registered in the south in mid-October but they ceased in late October. Following a joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission which visited the country in mid-October, national services estimated from the annual production survey the aggregate output of cereals at around 1.1 million tonnes. This is 4 percent above the 2000 level and 18 percent above average.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Markets are well supplied and prices of millet and sorghum have decreased following the arrival of fresh products on the market.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Previous five years average production
|
- |
200 |
737 |
937 |
|
Previous five years average imports
|
224 |
517 |
47 |
788 |
|
2001/02 Domestic Availability
|
3 |
187 |
860 |
1 049 |
|
2001 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
- |
267 |
840 |
1 107 |
|
2001 Production (rice in milled terms)
|
- |
187 |
840 |
1 026 |
|
Possible stock drawdown
|
3 |
- |
20 |
23 |
|
2001/02 Utilization
|
253 |
757 |
880 |
1 889 |
|
Food use
|
248 |
675 |
750 |
1 673 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use
|
5 |
32 |
129 |
166 |
|
Exports or re-exports
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Possible stock build up
|
- |
50 |
- |
50 |
|
2001/02 Import Requirement
|
250 |
570 |
20 |
840 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
250 |
560 |
20 |
830 |
|
Food aid needs
|
- |
10 |
- |
10 |
|
Current Aid Position
|
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|
Food aid pledges
|
- |
11 |
- |
11 |
|
of which: delivered
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Donor-financed purchases
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
|
25 |
68 |
75 |
167 |
|
Indexes
|
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|
2001 Production as % of average:
|
118 |
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|
2001/02 Import requirement as % of average:
|
107 |
