FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2004 p.52
Based on an estimated domestic cereal availability of about 6.31 million tonnes and total utilization requirement of about 7.59 million tonnes, the total cereal import requirement in 2003/04 (November/October) is estimated at 1.27 million tonnes, mostly wheat. With commercial imports anticipated at 1.17 million tonnes, the food aid requirement amounts to 100 000 tonnes. As of end March, food aid pledges stood at 98 000 tonnes of which 81 000 had been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 364 | 18 | 3 512 | 3 894 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 265 | 12 | 4 053 | 4 330 |
| Previous year imports | 1 000 | 37 | 98 | 1 135 |
| Previous five years average imports | 968 | 32 | 104 | 1 104 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 356 | 22 | 5 937 | 6 315 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 356 | 35 | 5 937 | 6 328 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 356 | 22 | 5 937 | 6 315 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 1 556 | 47 | 5 987 | 7 590 |
| Food use | 1 404 | 45 | 3 541 | 4 990 |
| Non-food use | 52 | 2 | 1 176 | 1 230 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 400 | 400 |
| Possible stock build up | 100 | - | 870 | 970 |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 1 200 | 25 | 50 | 1 275 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 1 150 | 25 | - | 1 175 |
| of which: received or contracted | 34 | - | - | 34 |
| Food aid needs | 50 | - | 50 | 100 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 50 | - | 49 | 98 |
| of which: delivered | 39 | - | 42 | 81 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 42 | 1 | 105 | 149 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 134 | 292 | 146 | 146 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 124 | 78 | 48 | 115 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 56 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | sorghum; millet; wheat; roots; tubers; oils | |||
| Lean season | September-October | |||
| Population (000s) | 33 610 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 350 | |||