Area: |
2 200 sq.km |
Climate: |
Tropical wet-dry; one hot rainy season with cyclone probability; June-October dry and cool |
Population: |
0.785 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$380 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; archipelago of four small islands |
Logistics: |
- |
Major foodcrops: |
Rice, roots, tubers, bananas and coconuts |
Marketing year: |
January/December |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
44 percent |
Most of the country's agricultural land is planted to cash crops, bananas and root crops. Only one-quarter of the cereal requirement is produced locally and, consequently, there is a structural deficit of some 46 000 tonnes of cereals, largely covered by commercial imports.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
|
Previous five years average imports |
6 |
39 |
- |
45 |
|
2001 Domestic Availability |
- |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
2000 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2001 Utilization |
6 |
42 |
4 |
52 |
|
Food use |
6 |
40 |
2 |
48 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use |
- |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Exports or re-exports |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2001 Import Requirement |
6 |
40 |
- |
46 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports |
6 |
40 |
- |
46 |
|
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) |
8 |
51 |
3 |
61 |
|
Indexes |
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|
2000 Production as % of average: |
|
100 |
||
|
2001 Import requirement as % of average: |
|
102 |
