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Area:
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111 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons in south (Mar.-Jul.
and Oct.) and one in north (May-Oct.)
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Population:
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5.68 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput US$
380 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country
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Logistics:
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Ports, roads, rail adequate; gateway to Niger
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, maize
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: April-June
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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37 percent
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Generally above-normal rains have been received since August. Harvest prospects are generally favourable. However, torrential rains caused flooding in many villages and thousands of people were displaced. Infestations of armyworms caused damage to emerging millet, sorghum and maize in Atakora and Borgou departments.
Food supply is satisfactory in the south. Prices remain lower than in 1998 mainly because Sahelian countries imported less this year and farmers needed to sell more to compensate for low cotton incomes.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
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Normal Production |
- |
12 |
605 |
617 |
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Normal Imports |
50 |
150 |
8 |
208 |
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of which: Structural food aid |
4 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
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1999 Domestic Availability |
- |
15 |
774 |
789 |
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
25 |
774 |
799 |
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
15 |
774 |
789 |
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Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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1999 Utilization |
60 |
155 |
774 |
989 |
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Food Use |
50 |
74 |
525 |
648 |
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of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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Non-food use |
- |
4 |
214 |
219 |
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Exports or Re-exports |
10 |
75 |
25 |
110 1/ |
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Possible stock build up |
- |
2 |
10 |
12 |
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1999 Import Requirement |
60 |
140 |
- |
200 |
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Anticipated commercial imports |
55 |
140 |
- |
195 |
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Food aid needs |
5 |
- |
- |
5 |
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Current Aid Position |
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Food aid pledges |
12 |
5 |
1 |
18 |
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of which: Delivered |
12 |
5 |
1 |
18 |
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Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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of which: for local use |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) |
9 |
13 |
92 |
114 |
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Indexes |
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1998 production as % of normal: |
129 |
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1999 import requirement as % of normal: |
96 |
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
31 |
