Area: | 94 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Tropical wet-dry climate with one rainy season (November-May) |
Population: | 11.13 million (1996 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 220 (1993) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked country; importer and exporter of grain |
Logistics: | Imports/exports through Beira (Mozambique) or Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) |
Major foodcrops: | Maize, pulses, roots, tubers, rice |
Marketing year: | April/March; Lean season: February-March |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 70 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 2 | 23 | 1 330 | 1 355 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 40 | 3 | 40 | 83 |
of which: Structural food aid | - | - | 40 | 40 |
1996 Production | 1 | 32 | 1 783 | 1 816 |
1996/97 Utilization | 35 | 38 | 1 790 | 1 863 |
Food use | 35 | 37 | 1 600 | 1 672 |
of which: Local purchase requirement | (-) | (-) | (3) | (3) |
Non-food use | - | 1 | 190 | 191 |
1996/97 Import Requirement | 34 | 6 | 7 | 47 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 34 | 6 | 7 | 47 |
Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | - | 18 | 18 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | - | - |
Donor-financed local purchases | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 3 | 3 | 147 | 153 |
Indexes | ||||
1996 production as % of normal: | 134 | |||
1996/97 import requirement as % of normal: | 57 | |||
1996/97 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | - |