Area: | 200 000 sq.km |
Climate: | North-east is semi-arid, rest of the country is tropical wet-dry; main rainy period is March-October |
Population: | 20.62 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 190 (1993) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | - |
Logistics: | Ports: Mombasa (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania); roads and railways inadequate |
Major foodcrops: | Roots, tubers, plantains, pulses, maize, millet, sorghum |
Marketing year: | January/December; Lean season: April-May |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 35 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | 9 | 44 | 1 695 | 1 748 |
Normal imports | 18 | - | 10 | 28 |
of which: Structural food aid | 15 | - | 10 | 25 |
1996 Domestic availability | 9 | 55 | 1 999 | 2 063 |
1995 Production | 9 | 55 | 1 984 | 2 048 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 15 | 15 |
1996 Utilization | 24 | 61 | 2 019 | 2 104 |
Food use | 23 | 61 | 1 372 | 1 456 |
of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | (1) | (1) |
Non-food use | 1 | - | 367 | 368 |
Exports | - | - | 280 | 280 |
1996 Import Requirement | 15 | 6 | 20 | 41 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 13 | 6 | - | 19 |
Food aid needs | 2 | - | 20 | 22 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | 1 | 10 | 11 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | 6 | 6 |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 3 | 3 |
of which: for local purchases | - | - | 1 | 1 |
for export | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 1 | 3 | 63 | 67 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 117 | |||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | 146 | |||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | 88 |