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Area: |
28 000 sq.km |
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Climate: |
Tropical wet climate |
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Population: |
411 000 (1996 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 380 (1995) |
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Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
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Logistics: |
Ports and roads inadequate |
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Major foodcrops: |
Cassava, sweet potatoes, bananas |
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Marketing year: |
January/December; Lean season: September-November |
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
12 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Following limited precipitation in February, rainfall was abundant in March. The staple foodcrops are sweet potatoes, cassava and plantains and the country annually imports some 10 000 tons of wheat and rice. The structural food aid requirement is estimated at 2 000 tons of wheat.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Normal Production |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Normal Imports |
5 |
5 |
- |
10 |
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of which: Structural food aid |
2 |
2 |
- |
4 |
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1997 Domestic Availability |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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1996 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1996 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1997 Utilization |
5 |
5 |
- |
10 |
|
Food Use |
4 |
5 |
- |
9 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Exports or Re-exports |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Possible stock build up |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
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1997 Import Requirement |
5 |
5 |
- |
10 |
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Anticipated commercial imports |
3 |
5 |
- |
8 |
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Food aid needs |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
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Current Aid Position | ||||
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Food aid pledges |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
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of which: Delivered |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) |
11 |
12 |
- |
23 |
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Indexes | ||||
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1996 production as % of normal: |
- |
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1997 import requirement as % of normal: |
100 |
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1997 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
50 |