FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3, December 1999 6

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TABLE 1: CEREAL IMPORTS AND FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS IN 1999/2000 FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE ENTERED THEIR 1999/2000 MARKETING YEAR ( IN THOUSAND TONNES )


Sub-Region/ Country Marketing year 1999 Cereal production 1/ Position for 1999/2000
 Total  As %of
average
of
previous
5 years
Cereal
import
require-
ments
2/
Anticipated
commercial
imports
Food aid requirements Cereal import position
Total of
which:
excep-
tional
Commercial
imports
already
made
or
contracted
Food aid
Pledges of which
received
Uncov.
food aid
so far
Eastern Africa 11 345 94 2 655 2 371 284 - - 28 17 256
Kenya Oct./Sept. 2 481 79 1 300 1 201 99 - - 9 - 90
Somalia Aug./July 206 71 310 240 70 - - 8 6 62
Sudan Nov./Oct. 4 855 103 445 405 40 - - 3 3 37
Tanzania June/May 3 803 98 600 525 75 - 51 8 8 67
Southern Africa 19 280 93 5 306 5 042 264 - 645 263 139 151
Angola April/March 533 129 505 325 180 - 83 57 57 123
Botswana April/March 19 50 250 250 - - 11 - -  
Lesotho April/March 212 111 203 180 23 - 49 2 2 21
Madagascar April/March 1 962 106 170 155 15 - 3 7 2 8
Malawi April/March 2 600 156 52 52 - - - 28 28  
Mozambique April/March 1 645 131 325 280 45 - 88 166 47  
Namibia May/April 75 76 126 126 - - - 1 1  
South Africa May/April 9 054 78 2 624 2 624 - - 399 - -  
Swaziland May/April 115 106 72 72 - - 12 - -  
Zambia May/April 1 057 96 434 433 1 - - 2 2  
Zimbabwe April/March 2 008 87 545 545 - - - - -  
Western Africa 10 449 130 1 908 1 748 160 -   39 - 121
Sahelian countries 10 449 130 1 908 1 748 160 -   39 - 121
Burkina Faso Nov./Oct. 2 421 103 190 161 29   - 4 4 25
Cape Verde Nov./Oct. 26 650 70 20 50   - 22 3 28
Gambia Nov./Oct. 127 131 114 112 2   - 1 1 1
Guinea-Bissau Nov./Oct. 112 83 102 85 17   - - - 17
Mali Nov./Oct. 2 694 127 100 95 5   - 3 - 2
Mauritania Nov./Oct. 222 148 275 250 25   - 3 - 22
Niger Nov./Oct. 2 807 124 230 220 10   - 5 - 6
Senegal Nov./Oct. 928 103 760 750 10   - - - 10
Chad Nov./Oct. 1 112 110 67 55 12   - 2 - 10
TOTAL 41 074 101 9 869 9 161 548 - 645 330 156 529

1/ Including rice in milled equivalent.
2/ Excluding re-exports.

FAO/GIEWS - December 1999
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