Area: | 96 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Southern half tropical wet, northern half tropical wet-dry; one rainy season: March- November |
Population: | 2.42 million (1995 estimate) (about 741 000 Liberian refugees in neighbouring |
countries. G.N.P. per caput: n.a. | |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
Logistics: | Ports and roads adequate |
Major foodcrops: | Rice, roots and tubers, oils |
Marketing year: | January/December; Lean season: July-August |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 48 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | - | 88 | 1 | 89 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 10 | 150 | 15 | 175 |
of which: Structural food aid | 5 | 100 | 15 | 120 |
1996 Domestic availability | 13 | 42 | 2 | 57 |
1995 Production | - | 37 | 1 | 38 |
Possible stock drawdown | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
1996 Utilization | 33 | 222 | 32 | 287 |
Food use | 31 | 219 | 31 | 281 |
Non-food use | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
1996 Import Requirement | 20 | 180 | 30 | 230 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 8 | 20 | - | 28 |
Food aid needs | 12 | 160 | 30 | 202 |
of which: Exceptional | - | - | 30 | 30 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 92 | 2 | 43 | 137 |
of which: Delivered | 66 | - | 29 | 95 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 7 | 73 | 8 | 88 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 43 | |||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | 131 | |||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | 168 |