Area: | 26 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Highland rainy climate with moderate temperature (200C); two rainy seasons (Feb.-May and Sept.-Nov.) |
Population: | 6.39 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 180 (1993) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked country |
Logistics: | Ports: Mombasa (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania); rail and road connections inadequate |
Major foodcrops: | Pulses, plantains, roots, tubers, maize and sorghum |
Marketing year: | January/December; Lean season: November-December |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 34 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 7 | 27 | 253 | 287 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 20 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
of which: Structural food aid | - | - | - | - |
1995 Production | 9 | 26 | 237 | 272 |
1996 Utilization | 29 | 28 | 269 | 326 |
Food use | 28 | 27 | 242 | 297 |
Non-food use | 1 | 1 | 27 | 29 |
1996 Import Requirement | 20 | 2 | 32 | 54 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 16 | - | 15 | 31 |
Food aid needs | 4 | 2 | 17 | 23 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | 2 | 7 | 9 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | - | - |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 4 | 4 | 38 | 46 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 95 | |||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | 186 | |||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | - |