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Area:
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741 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry; rainy season: November-April
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Population:
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10.65 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$320 (1999)
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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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Imports through Dar es Salaam (Tanzania); inadequate rail and road connections
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Major foodcrops:
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Maize, roots, tubers
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Marketing year:
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May/April; Lean season: March-May
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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70 percent
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Harvesting of the 2001 coarse grains, mainly maize, is complete. Prospects deteriorated with excessive rains in February and March over most parts of the country, which negatively affected yields and resulted in localized floods, particularly along the Zambezi and Luangwa Rivers. By contrast, in the Southern and Western Provinces, prolonged dry weather in January stressed developing maize crop and reduced yields.
After being self-sufficient in maize in 2000/01 (April/March) the country faces a substantial import requirement in marketing year 2001/02. Latest official estimates indicate that maize production declined by 30 percent from last year, and the Government has appealed to the international community for food assistance to meet the food needs of some 2 million people facing serious food shortages.
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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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72
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16
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1 130
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1 218
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Previous five years average imports
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55
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17
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204
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276
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2001/02 Domestic Availability
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90
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13
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1 250
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1 353
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2001 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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90
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19
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1 245
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1 354
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2001 Production (rice in milled terms)
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90
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13
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1 245
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1 348
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Possible stock drawdown
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-
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-
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5
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5
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2001/02 Utilization
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131
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36
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1 400
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1 567
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Food use
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127
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34
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1 180
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1 341
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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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4
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2
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170
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176
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Exports or re-exports
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-
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-
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50
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50
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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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2001/02 Import Requirement
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41
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23
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150
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214
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Anticipated commercial imports
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41
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22
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150
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213
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Food aid needs
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-
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1
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-
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1
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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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-
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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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12
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3
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109
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123
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Indexes
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2001 Production as % of average:
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111
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2001/02 Import requirement as % of average:
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78
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