FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3, December 2003

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 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	average of previous 5 years	Cereal import requirements 2/	Anticipated commercial imports	Food aid requirements
Eastern Africa	22 723	102	5 496	3 015	2 481
Southern Africa	20 367	96	7 502	5 897	1 605
Western Africa	38 841	107	9 849	9 411	438
Central Africa	2 941	102	981	894	87
TOTAL	84 872	103	23 828	19 217	4 611

�1/ Including rice in milled equivalent.

�2/ Excluding re-exports.�

FAO/GIEWS�-�December 2003