FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - August 2002 p.44
Area: | 1 850 sq km |
Climate: | No dry months, most rainfall in November-July; tropical cyclones |
Population: | 1.15 million (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$3 750 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Cereal consumption covered almost entirely by imports |
Logistics: | Inadequate port handling capacity; road system good |
Major foodcrops: | Vegetables |
Marketing year: | January/December |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 48 percent |
The bulk of the cultivated area is normally devoted to sugarcane and most of the remainder to fruit and vegetables. As a consequence, the country is virtually dependent on imports to meet its cereal needs. Cereal import requirements, estimated at 248 000 tonnes, will continue to be met through commercial channels.
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Previous five years average production | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Previous five years average imports | 151 | 78 | 26 | 255 |
2002 Domestic Availability | - | - | 2 | 2 |
2001 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | - | 2 | 2 |
2001 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
2002 Utilization | 150 | 78 | 22 | 250 |
Food use | 104 | 78 | 3 | 185 |
of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
Non-food use | 6 | - | 19 | 25 |
Exports or re-exports | 40 | - | - | 40 |
Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
2002 Import Requirement | 150 | 78 | 20 | 248 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 150 | 78 | 20 | 248 |
Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 90 | 68 | 3 | 161 |
Indexes | ||||
2001 Production as % of average: | 100 | |||
2002 Import requirement as % of average: | 97 |