Area: |
200 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
North-east is semi-arid, rest of the
country is tropical wet-dry; main rainy period is March-October |
Population: |
21.69 million (1999 estimate); G.N.P.
per caput: US$320 (1999) |
Specific characteristics of the
country: |
Low-income food-deficit country |
Logistics: |
Ports: Mombasa (Kenya) and Dar es
Salaam (Tanzania); roads and railways inadequate |
Major foodcrops: |
Roots, tubers, plantains, pulses,
maize, millet, sorghum |
Marketing year: |
January/December; Lean season:
April-May |
Share of cereals in total calorie
intake: |
35 percent |
Harvesting of the 2000 main season cereal crop is complete. In some districts, including Kumi, Lira and Soroti, late and erratic rains have affected yields. Pasture and livestock conditions in pastoral areas in the north-east were reported to be adequate due to recent beneficial rains.
Prospects for the 2000 second season food crops, to be harvested from next January, have improved with recent good rains.
The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. However, the situation remains precarious in the north-east, mainly due to last season's poor harvest and loss of cattle due to raids. Food assistance also continues to be needed for nearly 112 000 people in Bundibugyo District, in the west, displaced by civil unrest.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | 9 | 79 | 1 743 | 1 831 |
| Previous five years average imports | 31 | 6 | 45 | 82 |
| 2000 Domestic Availability | 14 | 51 | 1 550 | 1 615 |
| 2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 9 | 77 | 1 510 | 1 596 |
| 2000 Production (rice in milled terms) | 9 | 51 | 1 510 | 1 570 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | 40 | 45 |
| 2000 Utilization | 34 | 57 | 1 600 | 1 691 |
| Food Use | 33 | 57 | 1 237 | 1 327 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Non-food use | 1 | - | 263 | 264 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 Import Requirement | 20 | 6 | 50 | 76 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 11 | 4 | - | 15 |
| Food aid needs | 9 | 2 | 50 | 61 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 18 | 2 | 35 | 55 |
| of which: Delivered | 12 | 1 | 35 | 48 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| for export | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 2 | 3 | 55 | 59 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2000 production as % of average: | 87 | |||
| 2000 import requirement as % of average: | 93 |
