FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.18
Maize production in 2005 has been estimated at some 3 600 tonnes, which is 75 percent below the five year average. The drop in production is not expect to have any big impact on food supply since the country imports the bulk of its consumption requirement also in a year of normal production.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005/06 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 15 | 15 |
| Previous year imports | 21 | 30 | 22 | 72 |
| Previous five years average imports | 19 | 30 | 31 | 80 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | - | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 20 | 31 | 61 | 111 |
| Food use | 20 | 31 | 60 | 111 |
| Non-food use | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 20 | 30 | 57 | 107 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 13 | 25 | 46 | 84 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 41 | 62 | 123 | 226 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 24 | 24 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 105 | 100 | 185 | 134 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 50 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; rice; pulses | |||
| Lean season | n.a since 90% of requirements covered by imports | |||
| Population (000s) | 490 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 1 770 | |||