Area:
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2 268 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet climate in the central basin, tropical wet-dry in the extreme north and south
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Population:
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47.59 million (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US $ 100 (1998)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; tropical country with access to sea
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Logistics:
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Roads inadequate
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, coarse grains, fruit
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: October (north), November-December (south)
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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15 percent
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The agricultural activities continue to be disrupted by the persistent civil conflict, particularly in the eastern Kivu provinces. In spite of adequate rains, planting of the 2002 second season crops has been negatively affected by intensification of fighting in these areas in the past months, particularly in the Hauts Plateaux of South Kivu Province.Recent reports indicate about 64 percent of undernourishment among the population of eastern DRC, where most of the 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are located. Overall, it is estimated that 16 million people, or 33 percent of the DRC population has critical food needs as a result of prolonged displacement and other factors. While access to the vulnerable population has improved in Government's controlled areas, due to the simplification of procedures for international humanitarian agencies, the situation remains desperate in the Kivu provinces and northern Katanga, where insecurity and violence continue to hamper distribution of assistance.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total | |
|
Previous five years average production |
18 |
353 |
1 234 |
1 605 |
Previous five years average imports |
145 |
50 |
52 |
247 |
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2002 Domestic Availability |
18 |
220 |
1 194 |
1 432 |
2001 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
18 |
326 |
1 194 |
1 538 |
2001 Production (rice in milled terms) |
18 |
217 |
1 194 |
1 429 |
Possible stock drawdown |
- |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
2002 Utilization |
158 |
270 |
1 254 |
1 682 |
Food use |
150 |
228 |
990 |
1 367 |
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Non-food use |
8 |
43 |
264 |
315 |
Exports or re-exports |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2002 Import Requirement |
140 |
50 |
60 |
250 |
Anticipated commercial imports |
140 |
50 |
35 |
225 |
Food aid needs |
- |
- |
25 |
25 |
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Current Aid Position |
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Food aid pledges |
- |
1 |
24 |
25 |
of which: delivered |
- |
- |
13 |
13 |
Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
of which: for local use |
- |
- |
- |
- |
for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) |
3 |
5 |
21 |
29 |
Indexes |
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2001 Production as % of average: |
96 | |||
2002 Import requirement as % of average: |
101 |
