FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2004 p.54
Domestic cereal availability in 2003/04 (June/May) is estimated at 4.2 million tonnes against total utilization of 4.64 million tonnes. The cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 480 000 tonnes. With commercial imports estimated at 370 000 tonnes, the food aid requirement is 110 000 tonnes. As of end March, food aid pledges amounted to 105 000 tonnes, of which 89 000 had been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (June/May) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 79 | 780 | 3 704 | 4 563 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 83 | 834 | 3 330 | 4 247 |
| Previous year imports | 200 | 170 | 70 | 440 |
| Previous five years average imports | 295 | 163 | 94 | 552 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 171 | 488 | 3 499 | 4 157 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 71 | 750 | 3 334 | 4 155 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 71 | 488 | 3 334 | 3 892 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 100 | - | 165 | 265 |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 291 | 658 | 3 689 | 4 637 |
| Food use | 264 | 598 | 3 305 | 4 167 |
| Non-food use | 7 | 60 | 384 | 451 |
| Exports or re-exports | 20 | - | - | 20 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 120 | 170 | 190 | 480 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 120 | 170 | 80 | 370 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 72 | 42 | 114 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 110 | 110 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 105 | 105 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 89 | 89 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 23 | 23 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 23 | 23 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 7 | 16 | 89 | 113 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 86 | 90 | 100 | 98 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 41 | 104 | 202 | 87 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 51 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; roots; tubers; sorghum; pulses; plantains; rice | |||
| Lean season | February-April | |||
| Population (000s) | 36 977 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 280 | |||