FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2, August 1998

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Table 3: Utilization of 1997/98 or 1998 Cereal Surpluses in Sub-Saharan Africa (in thousand tons)


Sub-region / Country  Cereal imports requirement  Total availabilities for export and/or local purchases  Of which local purchases requirements  Surpluses utilized or committed so far  Remaining surpluses
Wheat and rice  Coarse grains  Donor financed local purchases  Exports 
Commercial  Triangular transactions 1/ 
Eastern Africa 2 391 2 006 526 113 85 - 1 440
Burundi 27 15 - - - - - -
Comoros 46 - - - - - - -
Djibouti 63 3 - - - - - -
Eritrea 140 140 - - - - - -
Ethiopia 2/ 465 175 185 50 29 - - 156
Kenya 596 750 7 7 7 - - -
Rwanda 42 128 1 1 1 - - -
Seychelles 7 6 - - - - - -
Somalia 330 - 2 2 2 - - -
Sudan 509 23 128 28 28 - - 100
Tanzania 92 733 43 15 15 - - 28
Uganda 74 33 160 10 3 - 1 156









Southern Africa 1 831 1 812 2 091 33 48 1 922 44 77
Angola 271 260 5 5 5 - - -
Botswana 82 175 1 - - - 1 -
Lesotho 63 200 - - - - - -
Madagascar 168 - 5 5 5 - - -
Malawi 47 300 5 5 5 - - -
Mauritius 228 20 - - - - - -
Mozambique 205 9 37 12 12 - - 25
Namibia 46 37 - - - - - -
South Africa 600 472 1 700 - 15 1 643 42 -
Swaziland 47 - 2 - - - - 2
Zambia 49 339 57 7 7 - - 50
Zimbabwe 25 - 280 - - 279 1 -









Western Africa 4 730 1 005 460 97 57 - - 403
Coastal countries 3 238 240 310 - - - - 310
Benin 120 - 70 - - - - 70
Côte d'ivoire 615 5 5 - - - - 5
Ghana 400 40 - - - - - -
Guinea 385 25 - - - - - -
Liberia 190 50 - - - - - -
Nigeria 1 200 100 200 - - - - 200
Sierra Leone 240 20 - - - - - -
Togo 88 - 35 - - - - 35
Sahelian countries 1 492 765 150 97 57 - - 93
Burkina Faso 163 110 41 26 26 - - 15
Cape Verde 40 55 - - - - - -
Chad 73 - 30 20 4 - - 26
Gambia 100 10 1 1 1 - - -
Guinea Bissau 66 - - - - - - -
Mali 70 - 30 10 8 - - 22
Mauritania 290 50 1 - - - - 1
Niger 80 370 27 20 18 - - 9
Senegal 610 170 20 20 - - - 20









Central Africa 668 83 15 5 5 - - 10
Cameroon 250 10 10 - - - - 10
Cent.Afr.Rep. 35 4 - - - - - -
Congo, Dem.Rep.of 195 60 5 5 5 - - -
Congo, Rep. of 90 5 - - - - - -
Equat.Guinea 9 - - - - - - -
Gabon 80 2 - - - - - -
Sao Tome 9 2 - - - - - -









TOTAL 9 620 4 906 3 092 248 195 1 922 45 930

Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Referring to supplying countries
2/ Includes refugee needs.

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