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Area:
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1 259 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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From north to south: arid, semi-arid and tropical wet-dry;
rainy season: May-Oct.
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Population:
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7.4 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$
240 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked sahelian
country.
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet and sorghum, roots and tubers, tree nuts
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Marketing year:
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November/October; Lean season: August-September
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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52 percent
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Harvest prospects are favourable, reflecting above-normal rains in August and September. Pastures are abundant and the pest situation remained mostly calm. A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission from 18 to 22 October estimated 1999 cereal production at 1 153 300 tonnes (rice in paddy equivalent), which is 15 percent below the 1998 record but 9 percent above the five-year average.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. However, impassable roads due to heavy rains in recent months have affected market supply. Prices of cereals decreased in rural areas as producers sold their stocks before the harvest. WFP distributed 1 337 tonnes of food in deficit zones (Mayo-Kebbi, Tandjilé, Logone occidental and Logone oriental) and 640 tonnes as emergency relief to refugees in Adré in the east.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
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Normal Production |
3 |
100 |
956 |
1 059 |
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Normal Imports |
55 |
10 |
8 |
73 |
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of which: Structural food aid |
6 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
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1999/2000 Domestic Availability |
5 |
89 |
1 027 |
1 122 |
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1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
5 |
131 |
1 017 |
1 153 |
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1999 Production (rice in milled terms) |
5 |
89 |
1 017 |
1 112 |
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Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
10 |
10 |
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1999/2000 Utilization |
65 |
94 |
1 029 |
1 189 |
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Food Use |
64 |
74 |
849 |
987 |
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of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
20 |
20 |
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Non-food use |
1 |
16 |
161 |
177 |
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Exports or Re-exports |
- |
- |
20 |
20 |
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Possible stock build up |
- |
5 |
- |
5 |
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1999/2000 Import Requirement |
60 |
5 |
2 |
67 |
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Anticipated commercial imports |
50 |
5 |
- |
55 |
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Food aid needs |
10 |
- |
2 |
12 |
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Current Aid Position |
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Food aid pledges |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
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of which: Delivered |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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of which: for local use |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) |
9 |
10 |
115 |
133 |
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Indexes |
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1999 production as % of normal: |
109 |
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1999/2000 import requirement as % of normal: |
92 |
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1999/2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
80 |
