FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report 05/97 FAO/GIEWS: Food supply situation and crop prospects in sub-Saha

Food supply situation and crop prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Information and Early Warning System
No. 2/97, May 1997

MAP OF COUNTRIES FACING EXCEPTIONAL FOOD EMERGENCIES

INTRODUCTION

COUNTRIES FACING EXCEPTIONAL FOOD EMERGENCIES

HIGHLIGHTS

PART I: OVERVIEW

SPECIAL FEATURE :FAO Special Programme for Food Security in Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

PART II : POSITION BY SUB-REGION

APPENDIX TABLES

Table 1: Cereal Imports and Food Aid Requirements in 1997/98 for Sub-Saharan Africa Countries which have entered their 1997/98 marketing year
Table 2: Cereal Imports and Food Aid Requirements in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1996/97 or 1997
Table 3: Utilization of 1996/97 or 1997 Cereal Surpluses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Table 4 - Triangular Transactions within Sub-Saharan Africa in 1996/97 or 1997
Table 5 - Local Purchases within Sub-Saharan Africa in 1996/97 or 1997
Table 6: Availabilities for Export and Local Purchase Requirements in Cereals in Sub-Saharan Africa
Table 7: Cereal Food Aid Pledges to Sub-Saharan Africa for 1996/97 or 1997 and Triangular Transactions/Local Purchases known to FAO as mid-April 1997
Table 8: Food Aid Pledges in Cereals for 1996/97 or 1997 by Donor and by Recipient

PART III : Crop Prospects and Food Supply Position in Individual Countries

TERMINOLOGY

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