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Area:
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124 320 sq.km
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Climate:
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Highland areas: tropical wet/dry with unreliable rains. Lowlands: semi-arid to arid
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Population:
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3.2 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$200 (1999)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate, gateway to northern Ethiopia
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Major foodcrops:
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Sorghum, teff, millet, maize, pulses
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: August-November
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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73 percent
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Planting of the 2001 cereal and pulse crops is underway. Spring (short) rains from March to May have failed in many areas. These short rains are beneficial for early preparation of land and replenishment of pasture. The overall outlook for the current agricultural season is not promising with only part of the war displaced farming population being able to return so far and large tracts of land still inaccessible due to landmines. Overall, over one million people are estimated to have been displaced. By early-June only 35 000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) had been resettled.
The food situation remains tight as a result of the war with Ethiopia and last year's drought. The 2000 cereal crop was sharply reduced due to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of farmers from the agriculturally rich regions of Gash Barka and Debub, which account for more than 70 percent of cereal production.
Two Emergency Operations were jointly approved in April and May 2001 by FAO and WFP for emergency food assistance to about 1.8 million people affected by war and drought, worth a total sum of US$77 million for a period of 10 months (May 2001 to February 2002). The slow response to the Government's appeal in February 2001 is a major concern with only a small fraction of the appeal of about US$224 million to assist nearly 2 million people for a period of twelve months received so far.
Food aid pledges for 2001 amount to 78 000 tonnes of which 23 000 tonnes have already been delivered.
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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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Previous five years average production
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12
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-
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196
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208
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Previous five years average imports
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160
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1
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87
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248
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2001 Domestic Availability
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43
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-
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124
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167
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2000 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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8
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-
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63
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71
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2000 Production (rice in milled terms)
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8
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-
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63
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71
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Possible stock drawdown
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35
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-
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61
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96
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2001 Utilization
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193
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-
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214
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407
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Food use
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178
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-
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211
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389
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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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15
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-
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3
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18
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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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-
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-
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2001 Import Requirement
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150
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-
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90
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240
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Anticipated commercial imports
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70
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-
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90
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160
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Food aid needs
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80
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-
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-
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80
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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77
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-
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1
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78
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of which: delivered
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23
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-
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-
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23
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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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55
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-
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66
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121
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Indexes
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2000 Production as % of average:
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34
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2001 Import requirement as % of average:
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97
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