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<strong>African</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2006</strong>Figure 8.5: Permanent and Arable croplands in Sub-saharan <strong>African</strong> CountriesAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral <strong>African</strong>ChadComorosCongoCongo, Dem RepCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRéunionRwandaSaint HelenaSao Tome &SenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSudanSwazilandTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabwe0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 350002002 2001 2000Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the <strong>United</strong> <strong>Nations</strong> (FAO), FAOSTAT on-line.Table 8.5: Coverage levels of food needs by agricultural production in MoroccoCereals Oil Sugar1970-74 85% 25% 50%1975-79 74% 22% 53%1980-84 62% 17% 60%1994-98 62% 20% 51%Sources: AWDR National <strong>Report</strong>, 2005; Ministry of Agriculture.Consequently, many people in Africa lack adequateamounts of foods that are rich in the nutrientsneeded for health and a productive life.Chronic undernutrition affects some 215 millionpeople in sub-Saharan Africa, or 43 per cent ofthe population (FAO, 1996b).198

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