Area: | 2 267 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Tropical wet climate in the central basin, tropical wet-dry in the extreme north and the south |
Population: | 43.94 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: n.a. |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; tropical country with access to sea |
Logistics: | Roads inadequate |
Major foodcrops: | Roots and tubers, coarse grains, fruit |
Marketing year: | January/December; Lean season: October (north), November-December (south) |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 15 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 17 | 274 | 1 250 | 1 541 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 140 | 35 | 20 | 195 |
of which: Structural food aid | 5 | 2 | 20 | 27 |
1995 Production | 20 | 290 | 1 330 | 1 640 |
1996 Utilization | 160 | 330 | 1 400 | 1 890 |
Food use | 148 | 311 | 1 092 | 1 551 |
of which: Local purchase requirement | (-) | (-) | (8) | (8) |
Non-food use | 7 | 17 | 308 | 332 |
Exports | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Possible stock build-up | 5 | - | - | 5 |
1996 Import Requirement | 140 | 40 | 70 | 250 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 135 | 38 | - | 173 |
Food aid needs (excluding Rwanda refugee needs) | 5 | 2 | 70 | 77 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 7 | 1 | 14 | 22 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | 5 | 5 |
Donor-financed local purchases | - | - | 8 | 8 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 4 | 7 | 22 | 33 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 106 | |||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | 128 | |||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal (excluding Rwandan refugee needs): | 285 |