| Area: | 230 000 sq.km |
| Climate: | Tropical wet-dry; two rainy seasons in south and one in north |
| Population: | 17.4 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 430 (1993) |
| Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country |
| Logistics: | Ports and roads inadequate |
| Major foodcrops: | Roots and tubers, coarse grain, rice |
| Marketing year: | October/September; Lean season: April-June |
| Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 27 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Rains decreased but remained widespread in late September and early October, resumed during the two last dekads of October in the south and the centre, and decreased in the north and the centre in early November. Precipitation became very scarce in October and early November in the north. The second maize crop is elongating/flowering. In the north, millet and sorghum are developing under favourable conditions and are maturing.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Some 91 000 Togolese refugees still in Ghana are receiving food assistance. For the 1995/96 marketing year (October/September), cereal import requirements for domestic use are estimated at 305 000 tons.
CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 1995/96 MARKETING YEAR (in thousand tons)
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Normal production | - | 100 | 1 300 | 1 400 |
| Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 160 | 120 | 20 | 300 |
| of which: Structural food aid | 50 | 50 | 15 | 115 |
| 1995/96 Domestic availability | 15 | 140 | 1 430 | 1 585 |
| 1995 Production | - | 100 | 1 300 | 1 400 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 15 | 40 | 130 | 185 |
| 1995/96 Utilization | 180 | 260 | 1 450 | 1 890 |
| Food use | 177 | 252 | 1 227 | 1 656 |
| Non-food use | 3 | 8 | 213 | 224 |
| Exports | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| 1995/96 Import Requirement | 165 | 120 | 20 | 305 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 105 | 90 | 5 | 200 |
| Food aid needs | 60 | 30 | 15 | 105 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 16 | 1 | - | 17 |
| of which: Delivered | 16 | 1 | - | 17 |
| Donor-financed local purchases | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 10 | 14 | 70 | 94 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 1995 production as % of normal: | 100 | |||
| 1995/96 import requirement as % of normal: | 102 | |||
| 1995/96 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | 91 | |||