Area: | 25 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Highland rainy climate with moderate temperature (200C); two rainy seasons (February-May and September-November) |
Population: | 5.9 million (1995); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 200 (1993) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked country |
Logistics: | Ports: Mombasa (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania); roads and railway |
connections inadequate | |
Major foodcrops: | Roots, tubers, pulses, plantains, sorghum, maize |
Marketing year: | January/December; Lean season: November-December |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 25 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 10 | 6 | 276 | 292 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
of which: Structural food aid | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
1996 Domestic availability | 7 | 2 | 169 | 178 |
1996 Production | 7 | 2 | 150 | 159 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 19 | 19 |
1996 Utilization | 35 | 24 | 267 | 326 |
Food use | 35 | 24 | 232 | 291 |
Non-food use | - | - | 35 | 35 |
1996 Import Requirement | 28 | 22 | 98 | 148 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
Food aid needs | 18 | 14 | 96 | 128 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 4 | 5 | 160 | 169 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | 111 | 111 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 4 | 3 | 29 | 36 |
Indexes | ||||
1996 production as % of normal: | 54 | |||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | - | |||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | - |