Area:
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26 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Highland rainy climate with moderate temperature (200C); two rainy seasons (Feb.- May and Sept.-Nov.)
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Population:
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6.29 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 180 (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); rail and road connections inadequate
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Major foodcrops:
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Pulses, plantains, roots, tubers, maize and sorghum
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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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34 percent
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Harvesting of the 1999 A season crops has been completed and a reduced output is estimated, reflecting late and insufficient rains during the growing season. An FAO/WFP/Government of Burundi crop assessment in the second half of December estimated food production from the season at 1.1 million tonnes, 3 percent below the 1998 A season output and 23 percent below the pre-crisis average. Output of beans, estimated at 75 000 tonnes, is 14 percent below last year, while cereals declined 5 percent to 85 000 tonnes. Production of roots and tubers and bananas and plantains decreased by 2 percent and 3 percent respectively.
Violent incidents and insecurity persist in several regions of the country. Approximately 550 000 people are still living in displacement camps. Food assistance for some 300 000 most vulnerable people for 1999 is estimated at 50 000 tonnes of food.
The suspension of the 1996 trade embargo in December 1998 is expected to increase economic and trade activities in the country.
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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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7
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41
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253
|
301
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Normal Imports
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20
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2
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7
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29
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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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10
|
30
|
248
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288
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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10
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38
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248
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296
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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10
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25
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248
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283
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Possible stock drawdown
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-
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5
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-
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5
|
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1999 Utilization
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35
|
35
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283
|
353
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Food Use
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35
|
33
|
254
|
322
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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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2
|
24
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26
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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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5
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5
|
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1999 Import Requirement
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25
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5
|
35
|
65
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Anticipated commercial imports
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10
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5
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-
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15
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Food aid needs
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15
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-
|
35
|
50
|
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Of which: Delivered
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-
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-
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-
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-
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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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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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5
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5
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39
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50
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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98
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1999 import requirement as % of normal:
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224
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1999 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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-
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