Area: | 1 220 000 sq.km |
Climate: | From north to south: arid, semi-arid and tropical wet-dry; one rainy season: May-October |
Population: | 9.10 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 250 (1994) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked Sahelian country |
Logistics: | Roads inadequate during rainy season; river transport important; rail link to Dakar (Senegal) |
Major foodcrops: | Millet, sorghum, rice, maize |
Marketing year: | November/October; Lean season: July-September |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 75 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 3 | 270 | 1 764 | 2 037 |
Normal imports | 55 | 30 | 15 | 100 |
of which: Structural food aid | 20 | - | 5 | 25 |
1995/96 Domestic availability | 7 | 306 | 1 803 | 2 116 |
1995 Production | 7 | 306 | 1 713 | 2 026 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 90 | 90 |
1995/96 Utilization | 57 | 346 | 1 818 | 2 221 |
Food use | 56 | 321 | 1 515 | 1 892 |
of which: local purchase requirement | (-) | (-) | (20) | (20) |
Non-food use | 1 | 25 | 263 | 289 |
Exports | - | - | 40 | 40 |
1995/96 Import Requirement | 50 | 40 | 15 | 105 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 30 | 40 | 10 | 80 |
Food aid needs | 20 | - | 5 | 25 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 5 | - | 2 | 7 |
of which: Delivered | 5 | - | 2 | 7 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 6 | 35 | 164 | 205 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 99 | |||
1995/96 import requirement as % of normal: | 105 | |||
1995/96 food aid requirement as % of normal (including returnee needs): | 100 |