Area:
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627 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Semi-arid in the south; rest arid
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Population:
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6.37 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput; n.a.
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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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Inadequate port facilities; serious shortage of fuel and spare parts
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Major foodcrops:
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Maize, sorghum, sesame
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Marketing year:
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August/July; Lean season: June-August
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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45 percent
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The output of the recently harvested secondary "Deyr" season cereal crop, normally accounting for some 25-30 percent of annual cereal production, is forecast at 141 000 tonnes, which is about 46 percent above the previous year's harvest.
Despite the good "Deyr" harvest, however, the food security situation in several districts including Gedo, East Sanag, Sool and parts of Bari regions gives cause for serious concern. Overall, more than 500 000 people are estimated to be facing severe food difficulties in Somalia, mainly due to poor 2001 main "Gu" season crops. Slow recovery from successive seasons of drought and long-term effects of insecurity coupled with reduced foreign exchange earnings due to the continuing ban on livestock imports from eastern Africa by countries along the Arabian Peninsula on account of Rift Valley Fever have seriously undermined household food security.
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Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total | |
|
Previous five years average production |
1 |
2 |
264 |
267 |
Previous five years average imports |
113 |
106 |
56 |
275 |
|
2001/02 Domestic Availability |
10 |
1 |
266 |
277 |
2001 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
2 |
266 |
268 |
2001 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
1 |
266 |
267 |
Possible stock drawdown |
10 |
- |
- |
10 |
|
2001/02 Utilization |
110 |
101 |
386 |
597 |
Food use |
110 |
91 |
331 |
532 |
of which: local purchase requirement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Non-food use |
- |
10 |
40 |
50 |
Exports or re-exports |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Possible stock build up |
- |
- |
15 |
15 |
|
2001/02 Import Requirement |
100 |
100 |
120 |
320 |
Anticipated commercial imports |
100 |
100 |
50 |
150 |
Food aid needs |
- |
- |
70 |
70 |
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Current Aid Position |
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Food aid pledges |
- |
- |
17 |
17 |
of which: delivered |
- |
- |
12 |
12 |
Donor-financed purchases |
- |
- |
- |
- |
of which: for local use |
- |
- |
- |
- |
for export |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) |
17 |
14 |
52 |
84 |
Indexes |
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2001 Production as % of average: |
100 | |||
2001/02 Import requirement as % of average: |
116 |
