FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report 05/97

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Table 1: Cereal Imports and Food Aid Requirements in 1997/98 for Sub-Saharan Africa Countries which have entered their 1997/98 marketing year ( in thousand tons )

Sub-Region/ Country Marketing year

Position for 1997/98



Cereal import position
1997 Cereal production Cereal import requirements 2/ Anticipated commercial imports Food aid requirements Commercial imports already made or contracted Food aid
Total As % of average of previous 5 years Total of which exceptional Pledges of which received so far Uncov. Food aid requirements
Southern Africa 21 588 113 2 589 2 218 371 20 - 295 - 179
Angola April/March 408 110 360 180 180 - - 47 - 133
Botswana April/March 73 178 218 218 - - - - - -
Lesotho April/March 200 119 175 145 30 - - - - 30
Madagascar April/March 1 885 101 143 122 21 - - 24 -
Malawi April/March 2 093 139 45 45 - - - 87 - -
Mozambique April/March 1 370 164 290 150 140 20 - 124 - 16
Namibia May/April 158 214 85 85 - - - - - -
South Africa May/April 10 835 100 1 110 1 110 - - - - - -
Swaziland May/April 101 112 48 48 - - - - - -
Zambia May/April 1 550 130 50 50 - - - 5 -
Zimbabwe April/March 2 915 140 65 65 - - - 8 -

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


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