FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.29
The main foodcrops are cassava and plantains. The only cereal crop grown is maize. In a normal year production reaches about 30 000 tonnes. Imports of cereals in 2005, mainly wheat and rice, are estimated at some 167 000 tonnes.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 31 | 31 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 29 | 29 |
| Previous year imports | 77 | 90 | 3 | 170 |
| Previous five years average imports | 66 | 70 | 3 | 139 |
| 2005 Domestic Availability | 5 | - | 33 | 38 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 31 | 31 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | 31 | 31 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 Utilization | 79 | 90 | 36 | 205 |
| Food use | 78 | 55 | 28 | 161 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 35 | 8 | 44 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 Import Requirement | 74 | 90 | 3 | 167 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 74 | 90 | 3 | 167 |
| of which: received or contracted | 26 | 11 | - | 37 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 57 | 41 | 20 | 118 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 107 | 107 |
| 2005 Import requirement compared to average | 112 | 129 | 100 | 120 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 26 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | September-November | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 359 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 3 340 | |||