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. Rainy season: Sept.-May
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Population:
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13.42 million (1999 estimate), G.N.P. per caput US$ 340 (1998)
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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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Growing conditions, have deteriorated somewhat with below average precipitation in the past month in the major growing areas of the central Provinces. The outlook for the 1999/2000 cereal crops, to be harvested from April, is uncertain. Continuous movements of population during the growing season, due to the civil war, have disrupted agricultural activities in several areas. In recent months, the escalation of the conflict has resulted in fresh waves of population displacements along the borders with Namibia and Zambia. The security conditions have continued to deteriorate with severe attacks in early March reported in the central highlands province of Huambo, in Uige in the north, in parts of Malanje in the northwest and in Benguela in the south.
The food situation remains extremely critical for about 2 million internally displaced people. Recent nutritional surveys indicate increased malnutrition among these populations. In the provinces of Benguela, in the northern districts of Ganda and Balomba, malnutrition was estimated at 7.4 percent among resident children and 23.1 percent for IDP children, including 6.2 percent of severe malnutrition. However, the persistent insecurity is hampering distribution of emergency food assistance in several parts. Food aid is being provided to some 1.1 million persons.
An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission is scheduled to visit Angola from mid-April to review foodcrop production and the food supply situation and estimate cereal import and food aid requirements for the 2000/01 marketing year (April/March).
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Normal Production | 3 | 3 | 330 | 336 |
| Normal Imports | 110 | 100 | 90 | 300 |
| of which: Structural food aid | 20 | 15 | 60 | 95 |
| 1999/2000 Domestic Availability | - | 5 | 530 | 535 |
| 1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 7 | 530 | 537 |
| 1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 5 | 530 | 535 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 1999/2000 Utilization | 220 | 75 | 745 | 1 040 |
| Food Use | 220 | 75 | 645 | 940 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Non-food use | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 1999/2000 Import Requirement | 220 | 70 | 215 | 505 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 220 | 70 | 35 | 325 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 180 | 180 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 18 | 109 | 127 |
| of which: Delivered | - | 4 | 102 | 106 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 16 | 6 | 48 | 70 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 1999 production as % of normal: | 160 | |||
| 1999/2000 import requirement as % of normal: | 168 | |||
| 1999/2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: | 189 |
