FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.60
"Utilization": All elements of utilisation for wheat and coarse grains are expressed in grain equivalent. For rice, all elements are expressed in milled form. Non-food use includes post-harvest losses, seed use, feed use, industrial use for all cereals.
“Countries requiring urgent external assistance” are expected to lack the resources to deal with the food insecurity problem on their own, and to require international assistance. They fall into three main categories:
Countries facing an exceptional shortfall in aggregate food supplies as a result of crop failure, natural disasters, interruption of imports, disruption of distribution, excessive post-harvest losses or other supply bottlenecks.
In countries with generalized lack of access, a substantial share of the population is considered to be unable to procure food from local markets, due to very low incomes, exceptionally high food prices, or the inability to circulate within the country.
Cases of severe localized food insecurity can be due to the influx of refugees, a concentration of internally displaced persons, or localized combinations of crop failure and deep poverty