FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 01/00 - CHAD (1 February)
Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Off-season crops are growing satisfactorily and prospects are good for berbéré (recessional sorghum) in Chari Baguirmi, Mayo Kebbi and Salamat Prefectures as well as for maize and wheat crops in the Lake Chad polders. Reflecting adequate growing conditions, the aggregate 1999 cereal production has been estimated by a joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission 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. Prices of cereals remain stable. Farmers could reconstitute stocks for the second consecutive year or sell cereals to compensate for low cotton prices and poor groundnut production. Some areas were also flooded in Moyen Chari and Logone Oriental prefectures.
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