Area:
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124 320 sq.km
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Climate:
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Highland areas: tropical wet/dry with unreliable rains. Lowlands: semi-arid to arid
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Population:
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2.899 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: n.a.
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate, gateway to northern Ethiopia
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Major foodcrops:
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Sorghum, teff, millet, maize, pulses
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: August-November
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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73 percent
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The 1998 main season cereal crop is estimated to be well above average, as a result of abundant and well distributed rains during the season in the main growing areas.
While the overall food supply situation has improved with the arrival of the new harvest on the market, the situation continues to be difficult for the families displaced by the conflict with neighbouring Ethiopia. A recent Government assessment indicates that during 1999, some 450 000 people will need food assistance, including 100 000 internally displaced persons and 60 000 expelled from Ethiopia, hosting families of returnees/displaced as well as those affected by the economic disruption caused by the war. The Government has appealed for international food aid to assist this population.
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Wheat
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Rice
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Coarse grains
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Total
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Normal Production
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Normal Imports
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-
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-
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-
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-
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of which: Structural food aid
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-
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-
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-
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-
|
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1999 Domestic Availability
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23
|
-
|
436
|
459
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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23
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-
|
436
|
459
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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23
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-
|
436
|
459
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Possible stock drawdown
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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1999 Utilization
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128
|
-
|
440
|
568
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Food Use
|
121
|
-
|
315
|
436
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Non-food use
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2
|
-
|
70
|
72
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Exports or Re-exports
|
-
|
-
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-
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-
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Possible stock build up
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5
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-
|
55
|
60
|
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1999 Import Requirement
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105
|
-
|
4
|
109
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Anticipated commercial imports
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65
|
-
|
-
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65
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Food aid needs
|
40
|
-
|
4
|
44
|
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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12
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-
|
4
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16
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of which: Delivered
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-
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-
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-
|
-
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Donor-financed purchases
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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of which: for local use
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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for export
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)
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40
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-
|
105
|
145
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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-
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1999 import requirement as % of normal:
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-
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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-
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