Area:
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25 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Highland rainy climate with moderate temperature (200C); two rainy seasons
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(February-May and September-November)
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Population:
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7.884 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 210 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked country
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Logistics:
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Ports: Mombasa (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania); roads and railway inadequate
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots, tubers, pulses, plantains, sorghum, maize
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: November-December
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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25 percent
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Latest estimates of the recently harvested 1999 A season indicate a foodcrops output of 2.34 million tonnes, an increase of 14 percent from last year and slightly below the pre-war normal level. This include 64 000 tonnes of cereals, 92 000 of pulses, 1.5 million tonnes of bananas, 646 000 tonnes of root and tubers and 50 000 of fruit and vegetables. While there has been a significant increase in production of root and tubers, and the output of bananas and plantains remained around last year's level, the season was mediocre for cereals and beans crops. Insufficient rains during the growing season resulted in reduced yields and production is estimated to be some 15 percent lower than the 1998A season.
The food supply, except for grains, is satisfactory. Prices of basic staples, sweet potatoes and cassava, have declined to one-third their level of a year ago. This has improved access to food for the poorest strata of population. Indications point to a general improvement in the nutritional status of the population. However, the food situation remains tight in the northwestern prefectures of Gisenyi and Ruhengeri where persistent civil strife has disrupted agricultural activities. Some improvement in security conditions during the month of January allowed the Government to resettle part of the displaced population. From the approximately 600 000 internally displaced people, including those living and those not living in camps, half has been resettled in new sites. International food assistance continues to be provided to the most affected 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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10
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9
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276
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295
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Normal Imports
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10
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6
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3
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19
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of which: Structural food aid
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3
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1
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3
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7
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1999 Domestic Availability
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5
|
8
|
170
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183
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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4
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8
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170
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182
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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4
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5
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170
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179
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Possible stock drawdown
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1
|
3
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-
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4
|
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1999 Utilization
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25
|
18
|
375
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418
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Food Use
|
25
|
17
|
354
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396
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Non-food use
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-
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1
|
21
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22
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Exports or Re-exports
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Possible stock build up
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-
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-
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-
|
-
|
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1999 Import Requirement
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20
|
10
|
205
|
235
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Anticipated commercial imports
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Food aid needs
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20
|
10
|
205
|
235
|
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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1
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5
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57
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62
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Of which: Delivered
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1
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-
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12
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13
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Donor-financed purchases
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Of which: for local use
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-
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-
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-
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-
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for export
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)
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3
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2
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44
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49
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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62
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1999 import requirement as % of normal:
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1237
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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3357
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