Area: | 318 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons (March-July and September-December) in south and one in north |
Population: | 13.9 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 510 (1994) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
Logistics: | Ports and roads adequate; gateway to Burkina Faso and Mali |
Major foodcrops: | Roots and tubers, fruit, rice, maize |
Marketing year: | July/June; Lean season: April to July |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 40 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | - | 459 | 600 | 1 059 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 225 | 250 | 18 | 493 |
of which: Structural food aid | - | 50 | - | 50 |
1995/96 Domestic availability | - | 455 | 625 | 1 080 |
1995 Production | - | 450 | 615 | 1 065 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | 5 | 10 | 15 |
1995/96 Utilization | 250 | 755 | 662 | 1 667 |
Food use | 245 | 715 | 502 | 1 462 |
Non-food use | 5 | 40 | 155 | 200 |
Exports | - | - | 5 | 5 |
1995/96 Import Requirement | 250 | 300 | 37 | 587 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 250 | 250 | 37 | 537 |
Food aid needs | - | 50 | - | 50 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | 65 | - | 65 |
of which: Delivered | - | 32 | - | 32 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 17 | 50 | 35 | 102 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 101 | |||
1995/96 import requirement as % of normal: | 119 | |||
1995/96 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | 100 |