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Sunday, April 22, 2007
This report covers the period from 2/16/2007 to 3/15/2007
Food Security Information Note - FOSIN
An overall satisfactory assessment of the food situation has been confirmed
The Regional Food Security Monitoring Meeting of the Sahel and West Africa was held from 20 to 22 March 2007 in Mbodiène, Senegal, confirmed an overall satisfactory food situation for the 2006-7 Agricultural Campaign.
CILSS countries’ total cereal production, revised in March 2007 taking into account off-season (irrigated and recessional) crops, are estimated at 15 102 134 tonnes, which is 3% higher than that of 2005-6 and 19% higher than the average last five-year average. Production is higher as compared to last year in all countries except for Mauritania and Senegal where production has dropped by 27% and 29% respectively.
Thus, the Sahel’s gross cereal production per capita is higher than the average of the last five years (10%). This is true for all of the countries except for Senegal and Mauritania where production per capita has decreased by 17% and 8% respectively compared to the average of the last five years.
Overall, this constitutes a net regional surplus of 1 901 323 tonnes. This cereal surplus takes into account intended rice imports (trade and aid) estimated at 1 369 700 tonnes and an estimated 809 400 tonnes of wheat. This favourable situation will contribute to the reconstitution of national and security stocks, traders stocks and in particular farmers’ stocks.
In non-Sahelian coastal countries, cereal production is generally good with the following estimates: Benin (1 095 505 tonnes), Guinea Conakry (2 117 858 tonnes) and Togo (888 984 tonnes).
In Nigeria, cereal production of the revised 2006-7 Agricultural Campaign is at 28 871 000 tonnes as compared to 26 942 000 tonnes in 2005-06, reflecting an increase of 7%. Staple food products markets continue to be generally well-supplied with generally low or stabilised prices except, for various reasons, in Chad, Guinea and Mauritania. Overall, prices during February were less than those at the same time the previous year.
Food Security Information Note - FOSIN
An overall satisfactory assessment of the food situation has been confirmed
The Regional Food Security Monitoring Meeting of the Sahel and West Africa was held from 20 to 22 March 2007 in Mbodiène, Senegal, confirmed an overall satisfactory food situation for the 2006-7 Agricultural Campaign.
CILSS countries’ total cereal production, revised in March 2007 taking into account off-season (irrigated and recessional) crops, are estimated at 15 102 134 tonnes, which is 3% higher than that of 2005-6 and 19% higher than the average last five-year average. Production is higher as compared to last year in all countries except for Mauritania and Senegal where production has dropped by 27% and 29% respectively.
Thus, the Sahel’s gross cereal production per capita is higher than the average of the last five years (10%). This is true for all of the countries except for Senegal and Mauritania where production per capita has decreased by 17% and 8% respectively compared to the average of the last five years.
Overall, this constitutes a net regional surplus of 1 901 323 tonnes. This cereal surplus takes into account intended rice imports (trade and aid) estimated at 1 369 700 tonnes and an estimated 809 400 tonnes of wheat. This favourable situation will contribute to the reconstitution of national and security stocks, traders stocks and in particular farmers’ stocks.
In non-Sahelian coastal countries, cereal production is generally good with the following estimates: Benin (1 095 505 tonnes), Guinea Conakry (2 117 858 tonnes) and Togo (888 984 tonnes).
In Nigeria, cereal production of the revised 2006-7 Agricultural Campaign is at 28 871 000 tonnes as compared to 26 942 000 tonnes in 2005-06, reflecting an increase of 7%. Staple food products markets continue to be generally well-supplied with generally low or stabilised prices except, for various reasons, in Chad, Guinea and Mauritania. Overall, prices during February were less than those at the same time the previous year.
Source: Reliefweb
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