Area: | 124 320 sq.km |
Climate: | Highland areas: tropical wet/dry with unreliable rains. Lowlands: semi-arid to arid |
Population: | 2.978 million (1996 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: n.a. |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country |
Logistics: | Roads inadequate, gateway to northern Ethiopia |
Major foodcrops: | Sorghum, teff, millet, maize, pulses |
Marketing year: | January/December; Lean season: August-November |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 73 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
1995 Production | 9 | - | 133 | 142 |
1995 Utilization | 179 | - | 254 | 433 |
Food use 1/ | 164 | - | 234 | 398 |
Non-food use | - | - | 20 | 20 |
Stock build up | 15 | - | - | 15 |
1996 Import Requirement | 170 | - | 121 | 291 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 70 | - | 30 | 100 |
Food aid needs | 100 | - | 91 | 191 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 44 | - | 14 | 58 |
of which: Delivered | 5 | - | 10 | 15 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 55 | - | 79 | 134 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | ||||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | ||||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): |
1/ The food needs of 100 000 returnees from Sudan in 1996 are not included.
FAO/GIEWS - April 1996