FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.22
The country’s food import requirement for 2004 is estimated at 300 000 tonnes or about one-fifth of total utilisation. The food aid requirement is estimated at 50 000 tonnes.
CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
[ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 8 | 315 | 1 255 | 1 578 |
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 9 | 338 | 1 284 | 1 631 |
Previous year imports | 226 | 50 | 80 | 356 |
Previous five years average imports | 167 | 50 | 65 | 282 |
2004 Domestic Availability | 18 | 200 | 1 215 | 1 433 |
2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 18 | 300 | 1 195 | 1 513 |
2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 18 | 200 | 1 195 | 1 413 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 20 | 20 |
2004 Utilization | 188 | 250 | 1 295 | 1 733 |
Food use | 180 | 207 | 1 030 | 1 417 |
Non-food use | 8 | 43 | 265 | 316 |
Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
2004 Import Requirement | 170 | 50 | 80 | 300 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 170 | 50 | 30 | 250 |
of which: received or contracted | 39 | - | 20 | 59 |
Food aid needs | - | - | 50 | 50 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | - | 36 | 36 |
of which: delivered | - | - | 33 | 33 |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 2 | 2 |
of which: for local use | - | - | 2 | 2 |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 4 | 4 | 21 | 29 |
Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 200 | 89 | 93 | 93 |
2004 Import requirement compared to average | 102 | 100 | 123 | 106 |
Cereal share of total calorie intake | 18 | |||
Additional Information | ||||
Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit | |||
Lean season | north: October; south: November-December | |||
Population (000s) | 48 547 | |||
GNP per capita in 2002 (US$) | 100 |