Area: |
230 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons in south and one in north |
Population: |
20.75 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$350 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
Logistics: |
Ports and roads inadequate |
Major foodcrops: |
Roots and tubers, coarse grain, rice |
Marketing year: |
January/December; Lean season: April-June |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
27 percent |
Rains were below average in late August, generally widespread and average in September but well below average in October. Therefore, crop development is likely to have been affected and harvest prospects are mixed.
The food supply situation is tight in some areas. Heavy rains in July caused flooding in the south and the capital, hampering marketing activities. About 10 000 Liberian and about 2 500 Sierra Leonean refugees remain in the country.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Previous five years average production
|
- |
213 |
1 536 |
1 749 |
|
Previous five years average imports
|
214 |
207 |
32 |
453 |
|
2001 Domestic Availability
|
20 |
152 |
1 536 |
1 709 |
|
2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
- |
213 |
1 536 |
1 750 |
|
2000 Production (rice in milled terms)
|
- |
142 |
1 536 |
1 679 |
|
Possible stock drawdown
|
20 |
10 |
- |
30 |
|
2001 Utilization
|
230 |
382 |
1 586 |
2 199 |
|
Food use
|
227 |
352 |
1 210 |
1 788 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use
|
3 |
26 |
342 |
370 |
|
Exports or re-exports
|
- |
5 |
5 |
10 |
|
Possible stock build up
|
- |
- |
30 |
30 |
|
2001 Import Requirement
|
210 |
230 |
50 |
490 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
200 |
220 |
40 |
460 |
|
Food aid needs
|
10 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
|
Current Aid Position
|
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|
Food aid pledges
|
67 |
9 |
11 |
86 |
|
of which: delivered
|
1 |
- |
4 |
6 |
|
Donor-financed purchases
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
|
11 |
17 |
58 |
86 |
|
Indexes
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|
2000 Production as % of average:
|
100 |
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|
2001 Import requirement as % of average:
|
108 |
