Area:
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1 247 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Coastal desert, south-west semi-arid, rest tropical wet-dry, with rains in Sept.-April
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Population:
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13.2 million (1998 estimate), G.N.P. per caput US$ 340 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; infrastructure devastated by prolonged civil strife
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Logistics:
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Inadequate port, rail and road facilities
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots, tubers, maize, plantains
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Marketing year:
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April/March; Lean season: January-April
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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35 percent
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The 1998/99 rainy season has been favourable for crops so far, with widespread rain over most regions since October. However, planted area is expected to be considerably reduced this year as a result of insecurity in many areas following renewed civil strife since December. Intense fighting is reported in major cereal growing areas of the centre (Bie and Huambo) extending to the north and east. As a consequence, many farmers have abandoned land to join the rapidly increasing number of displaced people or refugees to neighbouring countries.
The food supply outlook in the country has become increasingly bleak. The number of internally displaced in need of urgent assistance is now estimated at over 600 000 people, largely concentrated in the provinces of Huambo, Bie, Malanje, Huila and Uige. Given the serious deterioration in security conditions necessitating delivery of food and other supplies by air, the cost of transport, logistic and insurance are expected to be drastically higher. There is therefore, an urgent need to ensure that adequate humanitarian assistance is provided to the affected population, including the strengthening of the resource capacity of humanitarian institutions. Food aid pledges at the end of January amounted to about 126 000 tonnes, of which 117 000 tonnes have been delivered so far.
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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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3
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3
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330
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336
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Normal Imports
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110
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100
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90
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300
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of which: Structural food aid
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20
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15
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60
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95
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1998/99 Domestic Availability
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7
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4
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630
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641
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
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5
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630
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635
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
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3
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630
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633
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Possible stock drawdown
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7
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1
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-
|
8
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1998/99 Utilization
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207
|
75
|
830
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1 112
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Food Use
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207
|
75
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668
|
950
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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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-
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158
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158
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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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4
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4
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1998/99 Import Requirement
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200
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71
|
200
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471
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Anticipated commercial imports
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185
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55
|
110
|
350
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Food aid needs
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15
|
16
|
90
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121
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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53
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17
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56
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126
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of which: Delivered
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47
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16
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54
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117
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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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16
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6
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51
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72
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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189
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1998/99 import requirement as % of normal:
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157
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1998/99 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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127
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