Area:
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342 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet climate in north, tropical wet-dry in south with main rainy season in October-April
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Population:
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2.94 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 690 (1998)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; tropical coastal country
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Logistics:
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Ports adequate; roads inadequate during rainy season
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, fruit
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Marketing year:
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Jan./Dec.; Lean season: September-November
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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19 percent
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Substantial floods affected the north of the country in early November and the districts of Mpila and Kangabanzi in the north-east of Brazzaville in late November/early December. The security situation has improved in the Pool region over the past months but remains fragile. Severe malnutrition is affecting the displaced population. Nutrition centres have been opened to help malnourished people. The rate of return of displaced people to the cities is rising fast. Following the December 1999 ceasefire signed between the government and opposition parties, about half of the estimated 810 000 displaced people have returned. The food supply situation should improve in Brazzaville once the railway link Pointe-Noire to Brazzaville reopens, which is scheduled for late April. The cereal import requirement for the 2000 marketing year is estimated at 140 000 tonnes, mostly wheat and rice.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Normal Production | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Normal Imports | 90 | 30 | 5 | 125 |
| of which: Structural food aid | - | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2000 Domestic Availability | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 Utilization | 100 | 30 | 14 | 144 |
| Food Use | 98 | 24 | 12 | 134 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
| Non-food use | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 2000 Import Requirement | 100 | 30 | 10 | 140 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 95 | 20 | 5 | 120 |
| Food aid needs | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| of which: Delivered | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 33 | 8 | 4 | 46 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 1999 production as % of normal: | 100 | |||
| 2000 import requirement as % of normal: | 112 | |||
| 2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 222 |
