Area:
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274 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry in south, semi-arid in north; rainy season: May-October
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Population:
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11.25 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 240 (1998)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; sahelian land-locked country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate during rainy season; adequate rail link to Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet, sorghum, pulses, maize
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Marketing year:
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November/October; Lean season: July-September
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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73 percent
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Seasonably dry conditions prevail. The final 1999 production estimates released by the statistical services indicate that 1999 aggregate production of cereals reached a record of 2.7 million tonnes (with rice in paddy equivalent), which is 12.9 percent above average output for the last five years. Millet and sorghum production showed a decrease, while maize and rice production increased.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. Markets are well supplied and prices of local millet and sorghum are lower than previous years. However, some populations may be vulnerable notably in the provinces of Boulkiemdé and Sanguié. The cereal import requirement for the 1999/2000 marketing year is estimated at 155 000 tonnes, mainly wheat and rice. Emergency food assistance (340 tonnes of assorted food purchased locally) has been distributed in the provinces of Boulkiemdé, Kouritenga, Passore, Poni, and Yatenga to 12 000 Burkinabe who fled since early November the area of Tebou in south-west Côte d'Ivoire following land tenure disputes in cocoa plantations. Around 4 000 people have been identified as particularly vulnerable. Returnees are now arriving in Côte d'Ivoire.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Normal Production | - | 87 | 2 303 | 2 390 |
| Normal Imports | 60 | 90 | 20 | 170 |
| of which: Structural food aid | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31 |
| 1999/2000 Domestic Availability | 1 | 92 | 2 606 | 2 699 |
| 1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 94 | 2 606 | 2 700 |
| 1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 62 | 2 606 | 2 668 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 1 | 30 | - | 31 |
| 1999/2000 Utilization | 56 | 182 | 2 616 | 2 854 |
| Food Use | 55 | 171 | 2 121 | 2 347 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 20 | 20 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 11 | 403 | 415 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 65 | 65 |
| 1999/2000 Import Requirement | 55 | 90 | 10 | 155 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 45 | 80 | 6 | 131 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 7 | - | 4 | 10 |
| of which: Delivered | 7 | - | 4 | 10 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 5 | 15 | 189 | 209 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 1999 production as % of normal: | 113 | |||
| 1999/2000 import requirement as % of normal: | 91 | |||
| 1999/2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 77 |
