FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3, December 2000 6

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TABLE 1: CEREAL IMPORTS AND FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS IN 2000/2001 FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE ENTERED THEIR 2000/2001 MARKETING YEAR ( IN THOUSAND TONNES )


Sub-Region/
Country
Marketing
year
     
2000 Cereal
production 1/
Position for 2000/2001
 Total  As %of
average
of
previous
5 years
   
Cereal
import
require-
ments
2/
   
Antici-
pated
com-
mer-
cial
imports
   
Food
aid
require-
ments
   
Cereal import position
Commer-
cial
imports
already
made or
contracted
Food aid
Pledges of which
received
so
far
Uncov.
food aid
require-ments
Eastern Africa   10 480 91 4 249 3 051 1 198 60 126 95 1 072
Kenya Oct./Sept. 2 079 72 2 164 1 401 763 10 74 74 689
Somalia Aug./July 311 119 330 185 145 - 24 20 121
Sudan Nov./Oct. 4 872 113 1 065 925 140 - 26 - 114
Tanzania June/May 3 218 80 690 540 150 50 1 1 149
Southern Africa   22 861 114 4 152 3 673 479 677 312 99 267
Angola April/March 503 108 753 420 333 69 154 53 179
Botswana April/March 21 66 250 250 - 5 - - -
Lesotho April/March 148 83 248 238 10 - 2 2 8
Madagascar April/March 1 641 87 518 426 92 22 11 9 81
Malawi April/March 2 585 132 60 60 - 1 16 3  
Mozambique April/March 1 385 95 413 370 43 50 123 31  
Namibia May/April 141 158 110 110 - 39 1 1  
South Africa May/April 12 440 117 1 518 1 518 - 482 - - -
Swaziland May/April 75 67 88 88 - - - - -
Zambia May/April 1 514 139 64 63 1 - 1 - -
Zimbabwe April/March 2 408 112 130 130 - 10 4 - -
Western Africa   9 036 97 2 089 1 905 184 - 42 - 142
Sahelian countries 9 036 97 2 089 1 905 184 - 42 - 142
Burkina Faso Nov./Oct. 2 251 94 190 165 25 - - - 25
Cape Verde Nov./Oct. 19 211 88 35 53 - 7 - 46
Chad Nov./Oct. 868 85 85 70 15 - - - 15
Gambia Nov./Oct. 163 152 120 118 2 - - - 2
Guinea-Bissau Nov./Oct. 133 102 72 60 12 - - - 12
Mali Nov./Oct. 2 148 98 90 80 10 - - - 10
Mauritania Nov./Oct. 150 99 300 270 30 - 23 - 7
Niger Nov./Oct. 2 298 98 377 352 25 - 12 - 13
Senegal Nov./Oct. 1 006 106 767 755 12 - - - 12
TOTAL   42 377 104 10 490 8 629 1 861 737 480 194 1 482


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


FAO/GIEWS - December 2000

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