Area: |
1 247 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Coastal desert, south-west
semi-arid, rest tropical wet-dry. Rainy season: Sept.-May |
Population: |
13.68 million (2000
estimate), G.N.P. per caput US$220 (1999) |
Specific
characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit
country; infrastructure devastated by prolonged civil strife |
Logistics: |
Inadequate port, rail and
road facilities |
Major foodcrops: |
Roots, tubers, maize,
plantains |
Marketing year: |
April/March; Lean season:
January-April |
Share of cereals in
total calorie intake: |
35 percent |
Abundant rains in February and March, particularly in southern parts previously affected by a severe dry spell, have improved prospects for the 2001 foodcrops. Good yields of cassava, the main is staple in northern areas, are expected. However, the rains may have arrived too late to avoid yield reductions of maize and beans crops. The total area planted is expected to have been reduced by the intensification of the civil conflict at sowing time, which could result in another below-average harvest. An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission will visit the country in early May to evaluate the 2001 foodcrops and import requirements for marketing year 2001/02 (April/March), including food aid
The food supply situation continues to deteriorate with the persistent civil conflict. The security situation in the interior of the country remains unstable with violent incidents reported in various parts of the country. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs), estimated at 2.5 million people last June, has continued to increase. Fresh waves of population displacement have been reported in Benguela in the west, Huila and Kuando Kubango in the south, Malange in the north and Moxico in the east. The food situation of the IDPs is extremely critical, but food aid distribution continues to be hampered by insecurity and shortfalls in food aid pledges. By mid-March WFP had received pledges for only 60 percent of its current operation in Angola. This has led to a one-third reduction in the number of beneficiaries, from 1.5 million to 1 million and to cuts in the rations distributed. Additional pledges are urgently needed.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | 1 | 7 | 477 | 485 |
| Previous five years average imports | 212 | 72 | 187 | 471 |
| 2000/01 Domestic Availability | - | 3 | 501 | 504 |
| 2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 4 | 500 | 504 |
| 2000 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 3 | 500 | 503 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2000/01 Utilization | 273 | 89 | 895 | 1 257 |
| Food Use | 261 | 82 | 803 | 1 146 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Non-food use | 4 | 3 | 92 | 99 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | 8 | 4 | - | 12 |
| 2000/01 Import Requirement | 273 | 86 | 394 | 753 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 273 | 86 | 61 | 420 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 333 | 333 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 42 | 23 | 115 | 180 |
| of which: Delivered | 42 | 23 | 102 | 167 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 19 | 6 | 59 | 84 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2000 production as % of average: | 104 | |||
| 2000/01 import requirement as % of average: | 160 |
