Area:
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10 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry climate; rainy season: May-October
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Population:
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1.38 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 320 (1995)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; coastal Sahelian country
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Logistics:
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Port capacity and roads adequate
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Major foodcrops:
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Rice, millet and sorghum
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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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63 percent
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Widespread rains permitted the start of plantings. First rains were registered in the east in early June. They progressed to the west and covered almost the entire country during the second dekad of June. Precipitation became abundant during the last dekad. Planting of coarse grains is now well underway.
Following release of final production figures by national statistical services, aggregate 1999 cereal production is estimated at a record 155 600 tonnes (with rice in paddy), 36 percent above 1998 and 48 percent above the five-year average. The overall food supply situation is satisfactory and markets are well supplied. However, some areas were affected by substantial flooding, especially in Lower, Central and Upper Baddibous, Fulladu West in the Central River Division and in Sandu, Wulli and Kontora in the Upper River Division. Cereal imports for domestic use and re-export during the 1999/2000 marketing year are estimated at 114 000 tonnes.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | - | 23 | 82 | 105 |
| Previous five years average imports | 26 | 80 | 3 | 109 |
| 1999/2000 Domestic Availability | 5 | 24 | 119 | 148 |
| 1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 37 | 119 | 156 |
| 1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 24 | 119 | 143 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 1999/2000 Utilization | 27 | 116 | 119 | 262 |
| Food Use | 21 | 91 | 85 | 198 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 4 | 21 | 26 |
| Exports or Re-exports | 5 | 15 | - | 20 |
| Possible stock build up | - | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 1999/2000 Import Requirement | 22 | 92 | - | 114 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 22 | 90 | - | 112 |
| Food aid needs | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| of which: Delivered | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 15 | 66 | 62 | 143 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 1999 production as % of average: | 148 | |||
| 1999/2000 import requirement as % of average: | 105 |
