Area: | 1 247 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Coastal desert, south-west semi-arid, rest tropical wet-dry, with rains in Sept.-April |
Population: | 11.07 million (1996 estimate), G.N.P. per caput U.S.$ 970 (1990) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; infrastructure devastated by prolonged civil strife |
Logistics: | Inadequate port, rail and road facilities |
Major foodcrops: | Roots, tubers, maize, plantains |
Marketing year: | April/March; Lean season: January-March |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 35 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 3 | 2 | 330 | 335 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 110 | 100 | 90 | 300 |
of which: Structural food aid | 20 | 15 | 60 | 95 |
1996 Production | 3 | 5 | 424 | 432 |
1996 Utilization | 183 | 125 | 540 | 848 |
Food use | 183 | 125 | 490 | 798 |
Non-food use | - | - | 50 | 50 |
1996/97 Import Requirement | 180 | 120 | 116 | 416 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 80 | 60 | 60 | 200 |
Food aid needs | 100 | 60 | 56 | 216 |
of which: Emergency | - | - | 50 | 50 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 30 | 7 | 22 | 59 |
of which: Delivered | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 17 | 12 | 45 | 74 |
Indexes | ||||
1996 production as % of normal: | 129 | |||
1996/97 import requirement as % of normal: | 139 | |||
1996/97 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | 227 |