FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - May 2003 p.49
Domestic cereal availability in 2002/03 (June/May) is estimated at 4.3 million tonnes against total utilization of 4.77 million tonnes. The cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 470 000 tonnes. With commercial requirement imports estimated at 417 000 tonnes, the food aid requirement is 53 000 tonnes. As of end-April, food aid pledges amounted to 42 000 tonnes, of which 31 000 had been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2002/03 MARKETING YEAR (June/May) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | 90 | 791 | 3 303 | 4 184 |
| Previous five years average production | 89 | 788 | 3 135 | 4 012 |
| Previous year imports | 309 | 100 | 91 | 500 |
| Previous five years average imports | 278 | 76 | 91 | 445 |
| 2002/03 Domestic Availability | 79 | 517 | 3 704 | 4 300 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 79 | 780 | 3 704 | 4 563 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | 79 | 507 | 3 704 | 4 290 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| 2002/03 Utilization | 379 | 617 | 3 774 | 4 770 |
| Food use | 351 | 567 | 3 224 | 4 142 |
| Non-food use | 8 | 50 | 400 | 458 |
| Exports or re-exports | 20 | - | 50 | 70 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| 2002/03 Import Requirement | 300 | 100 | 70 | 470 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 297 | 100 | 20 | 417 |
| of which: received or contracted | 156 | 12 | - | 168 |
| Food aid needs | 3 | - | 50 | 53 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 3 | - | 38 | 42 |
| of which: delivered | 3 | - | 27 | 31 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 10 | 16 | 93 | 119 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms): | 89 | 99 | 118 | 114 |
| 2002/03 Import requirement compared to average: | 108 | 132 | 77 | 106 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake: | 51 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops: | maize; roots; tubers; sorghum; pulses; plantains; rice | |||
| Lean season: | February-April | |||
| Population (000s): | 34 770 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$): | 270 | |||