Area: | 569 000 sq.km |
Climate: | North-east is semi-arid to arid; mountainous central and south-western areas have two rainy seasons (March-May and November-December) |
Population: | 27.34 million (1995 estimate), GNP per caput U.S.$ 270 (1993) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; regular importer and occasional exporter of grain. |
Logistics: | Good port (Mombasa) and extensive rail and road network. Gateway to Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda |
Major foodcrops: | Maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers |
Marketing year: | July/June |
Lean season: | June-July |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 56 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 241 | 33 | 2 587 | 2 861 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 311 | 57 | 312 | 680 |
of which: Structural food aid | 74 | - | - | 74 |
1995/96 Domestic availability | 380 | 75 | 3 368 | 3 823 |
1995 Production | 330 | 35 | 2 996 | 3 361 |
Possible stock drawdown | 50 | 40 | 372 | 462 |
1995/96 Utilization | 680 | 150 | 3 568 | 4 398 |
Food use | 648 | 148 | 2 880 | 3 676 |
of which: Local purchase requirements | (-) | (-) | (25) | (25) |
Non-food use | 32 | 2 | 418 | 452 |
Exports | - | - | 270 | 270 |
1995/96 Import Requirement | 300 | 75 | 200 | 575 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 290 | 75 | 200 | 565 |
Food aid needs | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 28 | - | 24 | 52 |
of which: Delivered | 9 | - | 13 | 22 |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 138 | 138 |
of which: for local use | - | - | 25 | 25 |
for export | - | - | 113 | 113 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 23 | 5 | 102 | 130 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 117 | |||
1995/96 import requirement as % of normal: | 85 | |||
1995/96 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | 14 |