Area: |
318 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons (March-July and September-December) in south and one in north (May-Oct.) |
Population: |
15.32 million (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$660 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
Logistics: |
Ports and roads adequate; gateway to Burkina Faso and Mali |
Major foodcrops: |
Roots and tubers, fruit, rice, maize |
Marketing year: |
January/December; Lean season: April-July |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
40 percent |
Planting of the first maize crop is underway in the south and progressing northwards with the arrival of the rains. The aggregate output of cereals (mostly maize and rice) in 2001 is estimated at 1.86 million tonnes, slightly more than the previous year and above average.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. The cereal import requirement for the 2002 marketing year is estimated at 1 025 000 tonnes, mainly rice and wheat. There are some 120 000 Liberian refugees still in the country, mainly in the west.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total | |
|
Previous five years average production
|
- |
1 011 |
730 |
1 741 |
|
Previous five years average imports
|
279 |
638 |
9 |
926 |
|
2001 Domestic Availability
|
- |
679 |
730 |
1 409 |
|
2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
- |
1 132 |
730 |
1 862 |
2001 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
679 |
730 |
1 409 |
|
Possible stock drawdown
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2001 Utilization
|
270 |
1 429 |
735 |
2 434 |
Food use |
265 |
1 259 |
561 |
2 086 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use
|
5 |
170 |
164 |
338 |
|
Exports or re-exports
|
- |
- |
10 |
10 |
|
Possible stock build up
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2001 Import Requirement
|
270 |
750 |
5 |
1 025 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
270 |
745 |
5 |
1 020 |
|
Food aid needs
|
- |
5 |
- |
5 |
|
Current Aid Position
|
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|
Food aid pledges
|
- |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
of which: delivered
|
- |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
Donor-financed purchases
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
|
17 |
82 |
37 |
136 |
|
Indexes
|
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|
2000 Production as % of average:
|
107 |
|||
|
2001 Import requirement as % of average:
|
111 |
