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Area: |
28 000 sq.km |
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Climate: |
Tropical wet-dry; one rainy season: May-October |
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Population: |
1.12 million (1996 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 250 (1995) |
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Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
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Logistics: |
Port capacity being improved; roads inadequate, particularly during the rainy season; river transport important |
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Major foodcrops: |
Rice, coarse grains, oils and fats, roots and tubers |
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Marketing year: |
November/October; Lean season: May-August |
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
64 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Seasonably dry conditions prevail. A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission last year estimated 1996 aggregate production of cereals at 174 000 tons. This is 13 percent below the 1995 level and 6 percent below the average of the last five years.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Markets are generally well supplied and prices remain mostly stable. In May, the CFA Franc will replace the peso following entrance of Guinea-Bissau into the UMOA (Union Monétaire Ouest Africaine) and the Franc zone. Cereal imports for domestic use and re-exports in 1996/97 are estimated at about 70 000 tons, mostly rice. The structural food aid requirement is estimated at 6 000 tons.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
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Normal Production |
- |
128 |
56 |
184 |
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Normal Imports |
8 |
60 |
- |
68 |
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of which: Structural food aid |
1 |
5 |
- |
6 |
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1996/97 Domestic Availability |
- |
85 |
61 |
146 |
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1996 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
120 |
54 |
174 |
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1996 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
80 |
54 |
134 |
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Possible stock drawdown |
- |
5 |
7 |
12 |
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1996/97 Utilization |
10 |
145 |
61 |
216 |
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Food Use |
10 |
111 |
51 |
172 |
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of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Non-food use |
- |
14 |
10 |
24 |
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Exports or Re-exports |
- |
20 1/ |
- |
20 1/ |
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Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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1996/97 Import Requirement |
10 |
60 2/ |
- |
70 2/ |
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Anticipated commercial imports |
9 |
55 |
- |
64 |
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Food aid needs |
1 |
5 |
- |
6 |
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Current Aid Position | ||||
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Food aid pledges |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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of which: Delivered |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) |
9 |
99 |
46 |
154 |
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Indexes | ||||
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1996 production as % of normal: |
95 |
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1996/97 import requirement as % of normal: |
103 |
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1996/97 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
100 |