FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - May 2003 p.22
The 2003 domestic cereal availability is estimated at 7.7 million tonnes against total utilization requirements of about 9.36 million tonnes. Total cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 1.64 tonnes. With commercial imports anticipated at 305 000 tonnes, food aid needs amount to 1.34 million tonnes, mostly wheat. As of end April food aid pledges stood at 359 000 tonnes of which 217 000 tonnes had been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | 1 400 | - | 7 427 | 8 827 |
| Previous five years average production | 1 273 | - | 7 040 | 8 313 |
| Previous year imports | 330 | 25 | 35 | 390 |
| Previous five years average imports | 696 | 16 | 70 | 782 |
| 2003 Domestic Availability | 1 520 | - | 6 200 | 7 720 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 1 100 | - | 5 610 | 6 710 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | 1 100 | - | 5 610 | 6 710 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 420 | - | 590 | 1 010 |
| 2003 Utilization | 2 720 | 15 | 6 630 | 9 365 |
| Food use | 2 610 | 15 | 5 905 | 8 530 |
| Non-food use | 110 | - | 725 | 835 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 Import Requirement | 1 200 | 15 | 430 | 1 645 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 110 | 15 | 180 | 305 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 1 090 | - | 250 | 1 340 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 337 | 1 | 21 | 359 |
| of which: delivered | 203 | 1 | 13 | 217 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 47 | 47 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 47 | 47 |
| For export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 38 | - | 87 | 125 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms): | 86 | - | 80 | 81 |
| 2003 Import requirement compared to average: | 172 | 94 | 614 | 210 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake: | 68 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops: | maize; teff; barley; sorghum; wheat; pulses; enset (false banana) | |||
| Lean season: | August-November | |||
| Population (000s): | 68 128 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$): | 100 | |||