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Area: |
623 000 sq.km |
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Climate: |
North: tropical wet-dry, south: tropical wet; one rainy season: March-November |
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Population: |
3.31 million (1996 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 390 (1993) |
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Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked country |
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Logistics: |
Roads inadequate during rainy season; river transport important |
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Major foodcrops: |
Roots and tubers, tree nuts, coarse grain, fruits |
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Marketing year: |
January/December; Lean season: May-July |
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
21 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Seasonably dry conditions prevailed in December, rainfall started in late January in the south but remained limited, allowing the planting of yams.
For the 1997 marketing year the cereal import requirement is estimated at 39 000 tons, mainly wheat. There are 27 000 assisted Sudanese refugees in the country. Approximately 5 000 Chadians also receive food assistance. Their nutritional status is reported to be adequate.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
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Normal Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
5 |
89 |
94 |
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Normal Imports |
30 |
5 |
5 |
40 |
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of which: Structural food aid |
- |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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1996/97 Domestic Availability |
- |
6 |
99 |
105 |
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1996 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
9 |
99 |
108 |
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1996 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
6 |
99 |
105 |
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Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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1996/97 Utilization |
30 |
11 |
103 |
144 |
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Food Use |
29 |
10 |
89 |
127 |
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of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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Non-food use |
1 |
1 |
14 |
16 |
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Exports or Re-exports |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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1996/97 Import Requirement |
30 |
5 |
4 |
39 |
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Anticipated commercial imports |
30 |
5 |
3 |
38 |
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Food aid needs |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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Current Aid Position | ||||
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Food aid pledges |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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of which: Delivered |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Donor-financed local purchases |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) |
9 |
3 |
26 |
38 |
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Indexes | ||||
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1996 production as % of normal: |
115 |
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1996/97 import requirement as % of normal: |
98 |
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1996/97 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
33 |