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Area:
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4 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Semi-arid; rainfall increases with altitude; rainy
season: July-December
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Population:
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457 000 (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$1
330 (2000)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; archipelago
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Logistics:
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Port capacity and roads adequate
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Major foodcrops:
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Maize, rice, pulses
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Marketing year:
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November/October; Lean season: n.a. since 90 percent
of requirements covered by imports
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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57 percent
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Reduced rains in September severely affected crop development,
notably in the two islands of Santo Antao and Sao Nicolau and in the semi-arid
zones of Santiago and Fogo islands. A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission
in mid-October estimated 2001 production of cereals at 18 680 tonnes
against 24 341 tonnes in 2000, a decrease of about 23 percent, but
still above the average of the last five years.
As a result of this reduced production, the overall food supply situation
will remain tight in several areas. The government has launched an appeal
for international food assistance as well as for agricultural inputs.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
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Previous five years average production
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- |
- |
14 |
14 |
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Previous five years average imports
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21 |
29 |
37 |
87 |
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2001/02 Domestic Availability
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- |
- |
19 |
19 |
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2001 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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- |
- |
19 |
19 |
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2001 Production (rice in milled terms)
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- |
- |
19 |
19 |
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Possible stock drawdown
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- |
- |
- |
- |
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2001/02 Utilization
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23 |
30 |
59 |
112 |
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Food use
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23 |
30 |
51 |
104 |
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of which: local purchase requirement
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- |
- |
- |
- |
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Non-food use
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- |
- |
3 |
3 |
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Exports or re-exports
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- |
- |
- |
- |
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Possible stock build up
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- |
- |
5 |
5 |
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2001/02 Import Requirement
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23 |
30 |
40 |
93 |
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Anticipated commercial imports
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5 |
20 |
20 |
45 |
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Food aid needs
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18 |
10 |
20 |
48 |
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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- |
5 |
2 |
7 |
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of which: delivered
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- |
- |
- |
- |
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Donor-financed purchases of which: for local
use for export
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- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
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50 |
66 |
111 |
227 |
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Indexes
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2001 Production as % of average:
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130 |
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2001/02 Import requirement as % of average:
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107 |
