Area: |
54 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons in south (March-June and October) and one in North (May-October) |
Population: |
4.75 million (2001 estimate) G.N.P. per caput: US$300 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
Logistics: |
Ports and roads adequate; gateway to Burkina Faso and Niger |
Major foodcrops: |
Roots and tubers, coarse grains, fruit |
Marketing year: |
January/December; Lean season: April-July |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
40 percent |
Following well below-average rains in August, precipitation improved in September. Rains decreased significantly in early October and ceased in late October except in the extreme south. Reflecting these erratic rains, harvest prospects are mixed.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Previous five years average production
|
- |
62 |
569 |
631 |
|
Previous five years average imports
|
52 |
145 |
21 |
218 |
|
2001 Domestic Availability
|
- |
55 |
630 |
685 |
|
2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
- |
81 |
630 |
711 |
|
2000 Production (rice in milled terms)
|
- |
55 |
630 |
685 |
|
Possible stock drawdown
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2001 Utilization
|
60 |
135 |
630 |
825 |
|
Food use
|
56 |
73 |
388 |
517 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use
|
2 |
12 |
209 |
223 |
|
Exports or re-exports
|
2 |
50 |
10 |
62 |
|
Possible stock build up
|
- |
- |
23 |
23 |
|
2001 Import Requirement
|
60 |
80 |
- |
1401/ |
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
60 |
76 |
- |
136 |
|
Food aid needs
|
- |
4 |
- |
4 |
|
Current Aid Position
|
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|
Food aid pledges
|
- |
6 |
- |
6 |
|
of which: delivered
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Donor-financed purchases
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
|
12 |
15 |
82 |
109 |
|
Indexes
|
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|
2000 Production as % of average:
|
113 |
|||
|
2001 Import requirement as % of average:
|
64 |
1/ Including 50 000 tonnes of rice for re-export.
