Area: | 1 267 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Northern part arid, southern part semi-arid with rains in June-October |
Population: | 9.49 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 230 (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, pulses, roots and tubers |
Marketing year: | November/October; Lean season: July-September |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 70 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 8 | 48 | 2 005 | 2 061 |
Normal imports | 20 | 35 | 70 | 125 |
of which: Structural food aid | - | 5 | 15 | 20 |
1995/96 Domestic availability | 3 | 36 | 2 148 | 2 187 |
1995 Production | 3 | 34 | 2 036 | 2 073 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | 2 | 112 | 114 |
1995/96 Utilization | 28 | 71 | 2 288 | 2 387 |
Food use | 24 | 69 | 1 967 | 2 060 |
of which: local purchase requirement | (-) | (-) | (20) | (20) |
Non-food use | 4 | 2 | 321 | 327 |
1995/96 Import Requirement | 25 | 35 | 140 | 200 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 25 | 30 | 95 | 150 |
Food aid needs | - | 5 | 45 | 50 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | 1 | 9 | 10 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | 4 | 4 |
Donor-financed local purchases | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 3 | 7 | 207 | 217 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 101 | |||
1995/96 import requirement as % of normal: | 160 | |||
1995/96 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 250 |