Area:
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342 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet climate in north, tropical wet-dry in south with main rainy season in October-April
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Population:
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3.11 million (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$630 (2000)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; tropical coastal country
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Logistics:
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Ports adequate; roads inadequate during rainy season
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, fruit
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: September-November
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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19 percent
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The overall food supply situation has improved. Most of the population displaced by the civil war have returned home and following an improvement of the security situation all areas are now accessible to humanitarian agencies. More than 27 500 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic are reported to be in Betou. The WFP Emergency operation initially scheduled to end on 31 March has been extended until 31 May 2002.
Cereal imports for the 2002 marketing year as estimated at 125 000 tonnes, mostly wheat and rice.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total | |
|
Previous five years average production |
- |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Previous five years average imports |
116 |
38 |
5 |
159 |
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2002 Domestic Availability |
25 |
7 |
4 |
36 |
2001 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2001 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
Possible stock drawdown |
25 |
7 |
- |
32 |
|
2002 Utilization |
110 |
42 |
9 |
161 |
Food use |
108 |
40 |
7 |
155 |
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Non-food use |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Exports or re-exports |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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2002 Import Requirement |
85 |
35 |
5 |
125 |
Anticipated commercial imports |
80 |
25 |
5 |
110 |
Food aid needs |
5 |
10 |
- |
15 |
|
Current Aid Position |
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Food aid pledges |
- |
- |
- |
- |
of which: delivered |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
of which: for local use |
- |
- |
- |
- |
for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) |
35 |
13 |
2 |
50 |
Indexes |
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2001 Production as % of average: |
125 | |||
2002 Import requirement as % of average: |
79 |
