Area: |
274 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Tropical wet-dry in south, semi-arid in north; rainy season: May-October |
Population: |
11.74 million (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$230 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; Sahelian land-locked country |
Logistics: |
Roads inadequate during rainy season; adequate rail link to Abidjan (C�te d'Ivoire) |
Major foodcrops: |
Millet, sorghum, pulses, maize |
Marketing year: |
November/October; Lean season: July-September |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
73 percent |
Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Off-season crops are about to be harvested. The 2001 aggregate cereal production has been estimated by a joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission at 2. 80 million tonnes, 22 percent higher than the previous year and 15 percent above average.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Markets are well supplied. However, above-normal cereal prices have been reported and localized food shortages may persist in areas which had poor crops due to the early end of the rains.
Cereal import requirement in 2001/02 (November/October), mostly rice and wheat, is forecast at 171 000 tonnes, including 23 000 tonnes as food aid.
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
| Previous five years average production | - |
98 |
2 330 |
2 428 |
| Previous five years average imports | 63 |
110 |
19 |
192 |
| 2001/02 Domestic Availability | - |
78 |
2 696 |
2 774 |
| 2001 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - |
100 |
2 696 |
2 796 |
| 2001 Production (rice in milled terms) | - |
66 |
2 696 |
2 762 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - |
12 |
- |
12 |
| 2001/02 Utilization | 60 |
188 |
2 697 |
2 944 |
| Food use | 59 |
176 |
2 115 |
2 350 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - |
- |
20 |
20 |
| Non-food use | 1 |
12 |
416 |
429 |
| Exports or re-exports | - |
- |
45 |
45 |
| Possible stock build up | - |
- |
120 |
120 |
| 2001/02 Import Requirement | 60 |
110 |
1 |
171 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 50 |
98 |
- |
148 |
| Food aid needs | 10 |
12 |
1 |
23 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - |
12 |
1 |
13 |
| of which: delivered | - |
12 |
- |
12 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - |
- |
1 |
1 |
| of which: for local use | - |
- |
1 |
1 |
| for export | - |
- |
- |
- |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 5 |
15 |
180 |
200 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2001 Production as % of average: | 115 |
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| 2001/02 Import requirement as % of average: | 89 |
