Area: | 54 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons in south (March-June and October) and one in north |
Population: | 4.14 million (1995 estimate) G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 320 (1994) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
Logistics: | Ports and roads adequate; gateway to Burkina Faso and Niger |
Major foodcrops: | Roots and tubers, coarse grains, fruit |
Marketing year: | January/December; Lean season: April-July |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 40 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | - | 20 | 467 | 487 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 65 | 60 | 5 | 130 |
of which: Structural food aid | 5 | - | - | 5 |
1996 Domestic availability | - | 16 | 420 | 436 |
1995 Production | - | 16 | 418 | 434 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 2 | 2 |
1996 Utilization | 60 | 76 | 460 | 596 |
Food use | 56 | 61 | 371 | 488 |
Non-food use | 2 | 3 | 84 | 89 |
Exports/re-exports | 2 | 12 | 5 | 19 |
1996 Import Requirement | 60 | 60 | 40 | 160 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 55 1/ | 60 | 20 | 135 |
Food aid needs | 5 | - | 20 | 25 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | - | 1 | 1 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 13 | 16 | 97 | 126 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 89 | |||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | 123 | |||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 500 |
1/ Including 12 000 tons for re-export (2 000 tons of rice and 10 000 tons of wheat).
FAO/GIEWS - April 1996