Area: | 976 680 sq.km |
Climate: | Northern coastal area and lowlands in the south and the east are semi-arid to arid; the rest of the country has a highland rainy climate with mild winter. |
Population: | 56.67 million (1996 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 100 (1993) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country |
Logistics: | Land-locked country, roads inadequate |
Major foodcrops: | Maize, teff, barley, sorghum, wheat, pulses, enset (false banana) |
Marketing year: | January/December; Lean season: August-November |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 69 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 950 | - | 5 600 | 6 550 |
Normal imports | 700 | 5 | 75 | 780 |
of which: Structural food aid | 380 | 5 | 65 | 450 |
1995 Production | 1 618 | - | 6 996 | 8 614 |
1996 Utilization | 1 698 | - | 6 996 | 8 694 |
Food use | 1 423 | - | 5 545 | 6 968 |
of which: Local purchase requirement | (-) | (-) | (235) | (235) |
Non-food use | 275 | - | 1 371 | 1 646 |
Exports | - | - | 80 | 80 |
1996 Import Requirement | 80 | - | - | 80 |
Anticipated commercial imports | - | - | - | - |
Food aid needs | 80 | - | - | 80 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 204 | 1 | 22 | 227 |
of which: Delivered | 126 | - | 10 | 136 |
Donor-financed local purchases | - | - | 139 | 139 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 25 | - | 98 | 123 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 132 | |||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | 10 | |||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | 18 |