Area: | 784 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Tropical wet-dry; coast is semi-arid |
Population: | 16 million (1996 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 80 (1993) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; exposed to tropical storms and cyclones |
Logistics: | Dilapidated rail and road transport fleet; lack of fuel and spares; poor roads; substantial deliveries by coastal vessels; disruption by guerrillas |
Major foodcrops: | Roots, tubers, maize |
Marketing year: | April/March; Lean season: February-March |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 53 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | - | 33 | 458 | 491 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 102 | 60 | 244 | 406 |
of which: Structural food aid | 102 | 52 | 408 | 562 |
1996 Production | - | 73 | 972 | 1 045 |
1996/97 Utilization | 130 | 165 | 1 160 | 1 455 |
Food use | 130 | 160 | 1 060 | 1 350 |
of which: local purchase requirements | - | - | (6) | (6) |
Non-food use | - | 5 | 100 | 105 |
1996/97 Import Requirement | 130 | 92 | 188 | 410 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 40 | 41 | - | 81 |
Food aid needs | 90 | 51 | 188 | 329 |
of which: Emergency | - | - | 100 | 100 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 5 | 30 | 15 | 50 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | 15 | 15 |
Donor-financed local purchases | - | - | 6 | 6 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 8 | 11 | 70 | 89 |
Indexes | ||||
1996 production as % of normal: | 213 | |||
1996/97 import requirement as % of normal: | 101 | |||
1996/97 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | 59 |
1/ Includes needs of returnees from neighbouring countries.
FAO/GIEWS - April 1996