FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.24
Cereal production (rice, maize, millet and sorghum) in 2004 was estimated at about 1.6 million tonnes, slightly higher than in 2003, but still 7 percent below the average for the five years preceding the crisis. Total cereal import requirements in 2005 is estimated at about 1.15 million tonnes, virtually unchanged from previous year, of which about 1.1 million tonnes would be obtained on commercial terms, leaving about 47 000 tonnes to be met through external assistance.
| 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) | - | 847 | 613 | 1 460 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 978 | 708 | 1 686 |
| Previous year imports | 300 | 800 | 35 | 1 135 |
| Previous five years average imports | 295 | 1 000 | 19 | 1 314 |
| 2005 Domestic Availability | - | 591 | 673 | 1 264 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 902 | 673 | 1 575 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 541 | 673 | 1 214 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | 50 | - | 50 |
| 2005 Utilization | 315 | 1 391 | 713 | 2 419 |
| Food use | 310 | 1 264 | 553 | 2 127 |
| Non-food use | 5 | 128 | 153 | 286 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 Import Requirement | 315 | 800 | 40 | 1 155 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 300 | 778 | 30 | 1 108 |
| of which: received or contracted | 75 | 430 | 11 | 516 |
| Food aid needs | 15 | 22 | 10 | 47 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| of which: delivered | - | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 18 | 72 | 31 | 120 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 92 | 95 | 93 |
| 2005 Import requirement compared to average | 107 | 80 | 211 | 88 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 41 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; fruit; rice; maize | |||
| Lean season | April-July | |||
| Population (000s) | 17 670 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 660 | |||