FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.28
The just ending 2004 marketing year (January/December) domestic cereal availability is now estimated at 10.08 million tonnes against total utilization requirements of about 10.55 million tonnes. Total cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 475 000 tonnes. With commercial imports anticipated at 35 000 tonnes, food aid needs amount to 440 000 tonnes. As of mid November, food aid pledges stood at 490 000 tonnes of which 372 000 tonnes had been delivered.
| 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) | 1 147 | - | 5 641 | 6 788 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 1 325 | - | 7 078 | 8 403 |
| Previous year imports | 1 792 | 16 | 142 | 1 949 |
| Previous five years average imports | 1 016 | 13 | 72 | 1 101 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | 2 177 | - | 7 903 | 10 080 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 1 727 | - | 7 903 | 9 630 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 1 727 | - | 7 903 | 9 630 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 450 | - | - | 450 |
| 2004 Utilization | 2 557 | 16 | 7 983 | 10 556 |
| Food use | 2 384 | 16 | 7 003 | 9 403 |
| Non-food use | 173 | - | 870 | 1 043 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 20 | 20 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 90 | 90 |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 380 | 16 | 80 | 476 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 20 | 15 | - | 35 |
| of which: received or contracted | 18 | - | - | 18 |
| Food aid needs | 360 | 1 | 80 | 441 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 410 | 1 | 79 | 490 |
| of which: delivered | 319 | 1 | 52 | 372 |
| Donor-financed purchases | 35 | - | 70 | 105 |
| of which: for local use | 35 | - | 70 | 105 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 33 | - | 97 | 130 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 130 | - | 112 | 115 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 37 | 123 | 111 | 43 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 79 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | sorghum; teff; millet; maize; pulses | |||
| Lean season | August-November | |||
| Population (000s) | 72 438 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 90 | |||