Area:
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25 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Highland rainy climate with moderate temperature (200C); two rainy seasons: February-May and September-November
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Population:
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8.36 million (2002 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$230 (2000)
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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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Ports: Mombasa (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania); roads and railway inadequate
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots, tubers, pulses, plantains, sorghum, maize
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: November-December
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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25 percent
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Planting of the 2002 second-season foodcrops is completed. Abundant rains in January and February provided adequate soil moisture for sowing operations, while normal precipitation in March allowed a good establishment of the sorghum and beans crops. The early outlook is favourable. The output of the 2002 first season foodcrops was estimated at 3.7 million tonnes, 28 percent higher than the level of last year's first season, with the largest increases in non-cereal crops, banana, sweet potatoe and cassava.
The overall food supply situation remains satisfactory. Prices of the main food staples have declined significantly.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total | |
|
Previous five years average production |
5 |
9 |
190 |
204 |
Previous five years average imports |
15 |
14 |
167 |
196 |
|
2002 Domestic Availability |
6 |
12 |
234 |
252 |
2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
6 |
18 |
234 |
258 |
2002 Production (rice in milled terms) |
6 |
12 |
234 |
252 |
Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2002 Utilization |
21 |
22 |
419 |
462 |
Food use |
21 |
21 |
337 |
379 |
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Non-food use |
- |
1 |
82 |
83 |
Exports or re-exports |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2002 Import Requirement |
15 |
10 |
145 |
170 |
Anticipated commercial imports |
- |
- |
100 |
100 |
Food aid needs |
15 |
10 |
45 |
70 |
|
Current Aid Position |
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Food aid pledges |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
of which: delivered |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
of which: for local use |
- |
- |
- |
- |
for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) |
3 |
3 |
40 |
45 |
Indexes |
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2002 Production as % of average: |
126 | |||
2002 Import requirement as % of average: |
87 |
