FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.26
The country does not produce a significant quantity of cereals. The staple foods are sweet potatoes, cassava and plantains. It imports on average 10 000 tonnes of wheat and 6 000 tonnes of rice.
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) | - | - | - | - |
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | - | - |
Previous year imports | 12 | 8 | - | 20 |
Previous five years average imports | 12 | 6 | - | 18 |
2005 Domestic Availability | 3 | - | - | 3 |
2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | - | - |
2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock drawdown | 3 | - | - | 3 |
2005 Utilization | 13 | 6 | - | 19 |
Food use | 13 | 6 | - | 19 |
Non-food use | - | - | - | - |
Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
2005 Import Requirement | 10 | 6 | - | 16 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 10 | 6 | - | 16 |
of which: received or contracted | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
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) | 24 | 12 | - | 36 |
Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | - | - |
2005 Import requirement compared to average | 83 | 100 | 89 | |
Cereal share of total calorie intake | 15 | |||
Additional Information | ||||
Major foodcrops | cassava; sweet potatoes; plantains | |||
Lean season | September-November | |||
Population (000s) | 512 | |||
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | n.a. |