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

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Table 2. Cereal Import and Food Aid Requirements in 2003/04 for sub-Saharan Africa:
countries which have entered the 2003/04 marketing year (in '000 tonnes)

Sub-Region/ Country		Marketing year	2003 Cereal Production 1/		2003/04
Sub-Region/ Country		Marketing year	Total	As % of average of previous 5 years	Cereal import requirements 2/	Anticipated commercial imports	Food aid requirements
Eastern Africa			3 860	98	430	360	70
Tanzania		June/may	3 860	98	430	360	70
Southern Africa			20 768	100	5 903	4 755	1 148
Angola		April/March	661	118	709	490	219
Botswana		April/March	13	68	281	281	-
Lesotho		April/March	89	70	321	289	32
Madagascar		April/March	1 899	98	383	330	53
Malawi		April/March	2 110	100	64	59	5
Mozambique		April/March	1 744	107	744	539	205
Namibia		May/April	101	112	135	135	-
South Africa		May/April	11 742	103	1 786	1 786	-
Swaziland		May/April	73	72	128	103	24
Zambia		May/April	1 326	138	66	66	-
Zimbabwe		April/March	1 010	56	1 287	677	610
	TOTAL		24 628	100	6 333	5 115	1 218

1/ Including rice in milled equivalent.

2/ Excluding re-exports.

FAO/GIEWS - July 2003