FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2004 p.33
Domestic cereal availability in 2003/04 is estimated at 2.97 million tonnes against total utilization requirements of 4.58 million tonnes. Thus, total cereal import requirement is estimated at 1.61 million tonnes, of which commercial imports are estimated at 1.3 million tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 300 000 tonnes. As of end March, food aid pledges amounted to 81 000 tonnes of which 51 000 tonnes had been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (October/September) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 297 | 50 | 2 619 | 2 966 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 246 | 50 | 2 635 | 2 931 |
| Previous year imports | 430 | 210 | 332 | 972 |
| Previous five years average imports | 524 | 144 | 605 | 1 273 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 235 | 33 | 2 706 | 2 974 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 235 | 50 | 2 706 | 2 991 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 235 | 33 | 2 706 | 2 974 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 835 | 243 | 3 506 | 4 584 |
| Food use | 781 | 217 | 3 099 | 4 097 |
| Non-food use | 34 | 26 | 367 | 427 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| Possible stock build up | 20 | - | 30 | 50 |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 600 | 210 | 800 | 1 610 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 500 | 210 | 600 | 1 310 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 69 | - | 69 |
| Food aid needs | 100 | - | 200 | 300 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 60 | - | 21 | 81 |
| of which: delivered | 36 | - | 15 | 51 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 24 | 7 | 97 | 128 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 96 | 100 | 103 | 102 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 115 | 146 | 132 | 126 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 50 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; wheat; pulses; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | June-July | |||
| Population (000s) | 31 987 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 360 | |||