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Area: |
1 247 000 sq.km |
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Climate: |
Coastal desert, south-west semi-arid, rest tropical wet-dry, with rains in Sept.-April |
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Population: |
12.5 million (1997 estimate), G.N.P. per caput U.S.$ 410 (1995) |
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Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; infrastructure devastated by prolonged civil strife |
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Logistics: |
Inadequate port, rail and road facilities |
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Major foodcrops: |
Roots, tubers, maize, plantains |
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Marketing year: |
April/March; Lean season: January-April |
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
35 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Rainfall has been below normal in central parts and generally favourable this year. The outlook for the 1997 cereal crop to be harvested from April is favourable. Crops in the south are at vegetative stages and doing well as a result of recent rains. However, inadequate rains in several western provinces and central highlands between late January and early March at a crucial stage in crop growth may result in some replanting and reduced yields.
Food supply difficulties remain a cause for concern in some provinces. Areas such as Bengo, Cuanza Sul, Cuanza Norte, Luanda, Malange and Zaire Provinces appear to be the most affected. An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission is scheduled to visit the country in late April to estimate the 1997 harvest and evaluate the food supply situation for 1997/98.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
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Normal Production (rice in paddy terms) |
3 |
3 |
330 |
336 |
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Normal Imports |
110 |
100 |
90 |
300 |
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of which: Structural food aid |
20 |
15 |
60 |
95 |
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1997/98 Domestic Availability |
3 |
5 |
432 |
440 |
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1997 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
3 |
8 |
400 |
411 |
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1997 Production (rice in milled terms) |
3 |
5 |
400 |
408 |
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Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
32 |
32 |
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1997/98 Utilization |
183 |
65 |
632 |
880 |
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Food Use |
182 |
65 |
545 |
792 |
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of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Non-food use |
1 |
- |
87 |
88 |
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Exports or Re-exports |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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1997/98 Import Requirement |
180 |
60 |
120 |
360 |
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Anticipated commercial imports |
100 |
30 |
50 |
180 |
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Food aid needs |
80 |
30 |
70 |
180 |
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Current Aid Position | ||||
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Food aid pledges |
34 |
4 |
9 |
47 |
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of which: Delivered |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) |
14 |
5 |
44 |
63 |
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Indexes | ||||
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1997 production as % of normal: |
122 |
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1997/98 import requirement as % of normal: |
120 |
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1997/98 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
189 |