Area:
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17 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Highland rainy climate. Rainy season: October-April; cool temperatures in May- September
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Population:
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0.96 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 1 170 (1995)
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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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Good road network; imports through Mozambique or South Africa
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Major foodcrops:
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Maize
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Marketing year:
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May/April; Lean season: February-April
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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55 percent
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Harvest of the 2000 maize crop is complete. Preliminary estimates indicate an output of 72 000 tonnes, 37 percent lower than the average crop last year. This reflects a late start in the rainy season followed by excessive precipitation and floods in late November/early December that swept away recently sowed crops. A dry spell in January and more floods in February further affected crop development. Beans and sweet potatoes have also been adversely affected by the erratic rains during the 1999/2000 season.
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Previous five years average production | - | 3 | 110 | 113 |
Previous five years average imports | 43 | 7 | 23 | 73 |
2000/01 Domestic Availability | - | 2 | 89 | 91 |
2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 3 | 72 | 75 |
2000 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 2 | 72 | 74 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 17 | 17 |
2000/01 Utilization | 40 | 10 | 129 | 179 |
Food Use | 40 | 10 | 113 | 163 |
of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
Non-food use | - | - | 16 | 16 |
Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
2000/01 Import Requirement | 40 | 8 | 40 | 88 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 40 | 8 | 40 | 88 |
Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
of which: Delivered | - | - | - | - |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 41 | 10 | 115 | 166 |
Indexes | ||||
2000 production as % of average: | 66 | |||
2000/01 import requirement as % of average: | 121 |