FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.12
The estimated 2005 cereal production is about 22 percent above the previous year’s level, as a result cereal import requirements at 765 000 tonnes are below last year. The annual per capita cereal consumption rate has increased overtime reflecting better domestic maize production and higher imports of wheat and rice.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005/06 MARKETING YEAR (April/March) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 3 | 21 | 700 | 724 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 4 | 16 | 593 | 613 |
| Previous year imports | 458 | 190 | 186 | 834 |
| Previous five years average imports | 366 | 138 | 205 | 709 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 4 | 19 | 848 | 871 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 4 | 29 | 848 | 881 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | 4 | 19 | 848 | 871 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 479 | 214 | 943 | 1 636 |
| Food use | 475 | 211 | 814 | 1 500 |
| Non-food use | 4 | 3 | 84 | 91 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 45 | 45 |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 475 | 195 | 95 | 765 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 475 | 185 | 25 | 685 |
| of which: received or contracted | 33 | 51 | 26 | 110 |
| Food aid needs | - | 10 | 70 | 80 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 32 | 32 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 17 | 17 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 30 | 13 | 52 | 95 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 100 | 181 | 143 | 144 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 130 | 141 | 46 | 108 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 32 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; maize; plantains | |||
| Lean season | January-April | |||
| Population (000s) | 15 734 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 740 | |||