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. | |||