| 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: | 21.0 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 240 (1995) |
| Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit 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
Harvest of the 1997 second season food crops is completed. Yields obtained were lower than previously anticipated reflecting exceess of humidity, particularly for bean crops. Heavy rains from mid-November to early December, mainly in the eastern parts, resulted in floods and mudslides which caused loss of life, damage to housing and infrastructure and localized crop losses. The heavy rains have, however, improved pastures and livestock conditions, particularly in the Karamoja region, previously affected by prolonged dry weather. Prices of maize and beans, which by December 1997 had doubled in a year, have declined with the arrival of the new crop in the markets but remain at high levels reflecting reduced production and serious transport difficulties following the destruction caused in the road network by the rains. Food assistance to the population affected by civil conflict in northern parts is currently being provided, but the operations are being hampered by bad road conditions.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Normal Production |
9 |
78 |
1 810 |
1 897 |
|
Normal Imports |
18 |
5 |
10 |
33 |
|
of which: Structural food aid |
15 |
- |
10 |
25 |
|
1998 Domestic Availability |
9 |
51 |
1 680 |
1 740 |
|
1998 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
9 |
77 |
1 680 |
1 766 |
|
1998 Production (rice in milled terms) |
9 |
51 |
1 680 |
1 740 |
|
Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1998 Utilization |
59 |
57 |
1 690 |
1 806 |
|
Food Use |
58 |
57 |
1 197 |
1 312 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
10 |
10 |
|
Non-food use |
1 |
- |
335 |
336 |
|
Exports or Re-exports |
- |
- |
150 |
150 |
|
Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
8 |
8 |
|
1998 Import Requirement |
50 |
6 |
10 |
66 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports |
46 |
- |
- |
46 |
|
Food aid needs |
4 |
6 |
10 |
20 |
|
Current Aid Position | ||||
|
Food aid pledges |
4 |
- |
9 |
13 |
|
of which: Delivered |
- |
- |
8 |
8 |
|
Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
of which: for local use |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) |
3 |
3 |
57 |
62 |
|
Indexes | ||||
|
1998 production as % of normal: |
93 |
|||
|
1998 import requirement as % of normal: |
200 |
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|
1998 food aid requirement as % of normal: |
80 |
