FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1, May 2003

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - May 2003 p.28

KENYA

Domestic cereal availability in 2003 is estimated at 2.96 million tonnes against total utilization requirements of 4.6 million tonnes. Thus, total cereal import requirement is estimated at 1.64 million tonnes, of which commercial imports are estimated at 1.34 million tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 300 000 tonnes. As of end April, food aid pledges amounted to 104 000 tonnes of which 77 000 tonnes had been delivered.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2002/03 MARKETING YEAR (October/September)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production	180	55	3 017	3 252
Previous five years average production	224	52	2 520	2 796
Previous year imports	540	140	500	1 180
Previous five years average imports	581	100	760	1 441
2002/03 Domestic Availability	250	36	2 674	2 960
2002 Production (rice in paddy terms)	200	55	2 574	2 829
2002 Production (rice in milled terms)	200	36	2 574	2 810
Possible stock drawdown	50	-	100	150
2002/03 Utilization	850	176	3 574	4 600
Food use	820	156	3 219	4 195
Non-food use	30	20	355	405
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2002/03 Import Requirement	600	140	900	1 640
Anticipated commercial imports	500	140	700	1 340
of which: received or contracted	29	57	-	86
Food aid needs	100	-	200	300
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	80	-	24	104
of which: delivered	61	-	17	77
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	37	37
of which: for local use	-	-	35	35
for export	-	-	2	2
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	25	5	99	129
Indexes	[	percentage		]
2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms):	89	106	102	101
2002/03 Import requirement compared to average:	103	140	118	114
Cereal share of total calorie intake:				50
Additional Information
Major foodcrops:	maize; wheat; pulses; roots; tubers
Lean season:	June-July
Population (000s):	32 522
GNP per capita in 2001 (US$):	340

FAO/GIEWS - May 2003