Area: |
17 000 sq.km |
Climate: |
Highland rainy climate. Rainy season: October-April; cool temperatures in May- September |
Population: |
1.03 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$1 290 (2000) |
Specific characteristics of the country: |
Low-income food-deficit country; land-locked country |
Logistics: |
Good road network; imports through Mozambique or South Africa |
Major foodcrops: |
Maize |
Marketing year: |
May/April; Lean season: February-April |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: |
55 percent |
Dry weather in the first dekad of October was followed by normal to above normal precipitation in the remainder of the month, which provided adequate soil moisture for planting of the 2002 cereal crops, mainly maize.
Cereal production in 2001 was estimated at 74 000 tonnes, close to last year's poor harvest, but some 33 percent below the previous five year average, due mainly to a mid-season dry spell and a heat wave. As a result, the food supply situation is expected to remain tight until the end of the 2001/02 marketing year (April/March). The import requirement is estimated at 123 000 tonnes, and is expected to be covered entirely by commercial imports. However, food assistance may be needed by the most affected households, particularly in the Middle and Lowerveld provinces.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Previous five years average production
|
- |
1 |
110 |
111 |
|
Previous five years average imports
|
40 |
7 |
26 |
73 |
|
2001/02 Domestic Availability
|
- |
- |
74 |
74 |
|
2001 Production (rice in paddy terms)
|
- |
- |
74 |
74 |
|
2001 Production (rice in milled terms)
|
- |
- |
74 |
74 |
|
Possible stock drawdown
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2001/02 Utilization
|
48 |
7 |
142 |
197 |
|
Food use
|
48 |
7 |
130 |
185 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-food use
|
- |
- |
11 |
11 |
|
Exports or re-exports
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Possible stock build up
|
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
2001/02 Import Requirement
|
48 |
7 |
68 |
123 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports
|
48 |
7 |
68 |
123 |
|
Food aid needs
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Current Aid Position
|
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|
Food aid pledges
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: delivered
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Donor-financed purchases
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
of which: for local use
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
for export
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)
|
46 |
7 |
126 |
179 |
|
Indexes
|
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|
2001 Production as % of average:
|
67 |
|||
|
2001/02 Import requirement as % of average:
|
168 |
