Area: | 1 259 000 sq.km |
Climate: | From north to south: arid, semi-arid and tropical wet-dry; one rainy season: May-Oct. |
Population: | 6.74 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 190 (1994) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked Sahelian country |
Logistics: | Roads inadequate during rainy season |
Major foodcrops: | Millet and sorghum, roots and tubers, tree nuts |
Marketing year: | November/October; Lean season: August-September |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 52 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 3 | 56 | 743 | 802 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 40 | 10 | 10 | 60 |
of which: Structural food aid | - | 2 | 10 | 12 |
1995 Production | 3 | 53 | 826 | 882 |
1995/96 Utilization | 48 | 73 | 826 | 947 |
Food use | 47 | 69 | 687 | 803 |
of which: Local purchase requirement | - | - | 10 | 10 |
Non-food use | 1 | 4 | 132 | 137 |
1995/96 Import Requirement | 45 | 20 | - | 65 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 45 | 18 | - | 63 |
Food aid needs | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | 13 | - | 13 |
of which: Delivered | - | 7 | - | 7 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 7 | 10 | 102 | 119 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 110 | |||
1995/96 import requirement as % of normal: | 108 | |||
1995/96 food aid requirement as % of normal | 17 |