FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - May 2003 p.15
The country imports nearly all its cereal requirements, mostly rice, on a commercial basis.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Previous five years average production | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Previous year imports | 6 | 40 | - | 46 |
| Previous five years average imports | 6 | 40 | 1 | 47 |
| 2003 Domestic Availability | - | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 Utilization | 6 | 42 | 5 | 53 |
| Food use | 6 | 42 | 3 | 51 |
| Non-food use | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 Import Requirement | 6 | 40 | - | 46 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 6 | 40 | - | 46 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| For export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 7 | 50 | 4 | 60 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms): | - | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2003 Import requirement compared to average: | 100 | 100 | - | 98 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake: | 44 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops: | rice; roots; tubers; bananas; coconuts | |||
| Population (000s): | 845 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$): | 380 | |||