FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.51
The total cereal import requirement in the just ending 2003/04 marketing year (August/July) is estimated at 310 000 tonnes. Commercial imports are estimated at 230 000 tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 80 000 tonnes. As of end May food aid pledges amounted to 19 000 tonnes, all of which have been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (August/July) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 2 | 374 | 376 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 2 | 277 | 279 |
| Previous year imports | 100 | 80 | 100 | 280 |
| Previous five years average imports | 111 | 73 | 71 | 255 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | - | 1 | 276 | 277 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 2 | 271 | 273 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 1 | 271 | 272 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 120 | 81 | 386 | 587 |
| Food use | 120 | 71 | 344 | 535 |
| Non-food use | - | 10 | 42 | 52 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 120 | 80 | 110 | 310 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 110 | 80 | 40 | 230 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 52 | - | 52 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | - | 70 | 80 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 19 | 19 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 19 | 19 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 18 | 11 | 51 | 80 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 100 | 98 | 98 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 108 | 110 | 155 | 122 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 34 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; sorghum; sesame | |||
| Lean season | June-August | |||
| Population (000s) | 6 719 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | n.a. | |||