FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2, July 2003

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.5

Table 1. Cereal Import and Food Aid Requirements by sub-Region -
2002/03 or 2003 (in '000 tonnes)

Sub-Region	2002 Cereal Production 1/		2002/03 or 2003
Sub-Region	Total	As % of average of previous 5 years	Cereal import requirements 2/	Anticipated commercial imports	Food aid requirements
Eastern Africa	22 587	102	5 168	3 477	1 691
Southern Africa	20 364	96	7 502	5 897	1 605
Western Africa	39 117	108	9 496	9 057	439
Central Africa	2 889	100	981	894	87
TOTAL	84 957	103	23 147	19 325	3 822

��1/ Including rice in milled equivalent.

��2/ Excluding re-exports.

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