Area:
|
1 267 000 sq.km
|
Climate:
|
Northern part arid, southern part semi-arid with rains in June-October
|
Population:
|
10.67 million (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$180 (2000)
|
Specific characteristics of the country:
|
Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked Sahelian country
|
Logistics:
|
Roads inadequate during rainy season
|
Major foodcrops:
|
Millet and sorghum, pulses, roots and tubers
|
Marketing year:
|
November/October; Lean season: July-September
|
Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
|
70 percent
|
Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Reflecting favourable growing conditions and availability of agricultural inputs, cereal production in 2001 was estimated by a joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission at a record 3.2 million tonnes, 48 percent higher than the poor crop in the previous year and about one-third more than average. Most of the increase came from millet which increased by some 0.75 million tonnes to 2.4 million tonnes.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. However, an untimely sharp rise of cereal prices on all markets across the country has been reported, which makes access to food difficult. The above-normal cereal price is mainly due to the activities of speculators and the purchase of cereals in Niger markets by businessmen from Nigeria.
Cereal import requirement in 2001/02 (November/October) is estimated at some 345 000 tonnes, almost half the volume imported in the previous year.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total | |
|
Previous five years average production |
8 |
65 |
2 316 |
2 389 |
Previous five years average imports |
50 |
113 |
279 |
442 |
|
2001/02 Domestic Availability |
6 |
60 |
3 077 |
3 142 |
2001 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
6 |
76 |
3 077 |
3 159 |
2001 Production (rice in milled terms) |
6 |
50 |
3 077 |
3 132 |
Possible stock drawdown |
- |
10 |
- |
10 |
|
2001/02 Utilization |
62 |
179 |
3 247 |
3 487 |
Food use |
56 |
169 |
2 530 |
2 755 |
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
10 |
10 |
Non-food use |
1 |
9 |
472 |
482 |
Exports or re-exports |
5 |
- |
15 |
20 |
Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
230 |
230 |
|
2001/02 Import Requirement |
56 |
119 |
170 |
345 |
Anticipated commercial imports |
50 |
95 |
170 |
315 |
Food aid needs |
6 |
24 |
- |
30 |
|
Current Aid Position |
||||
Food aid pledges |
6 |
25 |
2 |
32 |
of which: delivered |
- |
8 |
- |
8 |
Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
6 |
6 |
of which: for local use |
- |
- |
6 |
6 |
for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) |
5 |
16 |
237 |
258 |
Indexes |
||||
2001 Production as % of average: |
132 | |||
2001/02 Import requirement as % of average: |
78 |
