|
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:
|
15.05 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$
690 (1997)
|
|
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 to July
|
|
Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
|
40 percent
|
Abundant and regular rains benefited crop development. Harvest prospects are favourable so far.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Cereal import requirement for 1999 (January/December), is estimated at 640 000 tonnes, mostly wheat and rice.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Normal Production |
- |
950 |
700 |
1 650 |
|
Normal Imports |
220 |
280 |
20 |
520 |
|
of which: Structural food aid |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
1999 Domestic Availability |
- |
525 |
724 |
1 249 |
|
1998 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
875 |
724 |
1 599 |
|
1998 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
525 |
724 |
1 249 |
|
Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1999 Utilization |
255 |
890 |
744 |
1 889 |
|
Food Use |
250 |
759 |
568 |
1 577 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use |
5 |
131 |
166 |
302 |
|
Exports or Re-exports |
- |
- |
10 |
10 |
|
Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1999 Import Requirement |
255 |
365 |
20 |
640 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports |
255 |
365 |
20 |
640 |
|
Food aid needs |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Current Aid Position |
||||
|
Food aid pledges |
- |
17 |
1 |
18 |
|
of which: Delivered |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) |
17 |
50 |
38 |
105 |
|
Indexes |
||||
|
1998 production as % of normal: |
97 |
|||
|
1999 import requirement as % of normal: |
123 |
|||
|
1999 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
- |
