FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.34
Domestic cereal availability in the just ending marketing year 2004/05 (October/September) is estimated at 2.53 million tonnes against total utilization requirements of 4.48 million tonnes. Thus, total cereal import requirement is estimated at 1.95 million tonnes, of which commercial imports are estimated at 1.5 million tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 450 000 tonnes. As of mid-August, food aid pledges amounted to 176 000 tonnes of which 137 000 tonnes had been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (October/September) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 196 | 50 | 2 762 | 3 008 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 232 | 50 | 2 652 | 2 934 |
| Previous year imports | 430 | 221 | 619 | 1 271 |
| Previous five years average imports | 546 | 160 | 656 | 1 362 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | 277 | 29 | 2 224 | 2 530 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 197 | 45 | 2 214 | 2 456 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | 197 | 29 | 2 214 | 2 440 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 80 | - | 10 | 90 |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 877 | 229 | 3 374 | 4 480 |
| Food use | 847 | 201 | 3 060 | 4 108 |
| Non-food use | 30 | 28 | 314 | 372 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 600 | 200 | 1 150 | 1 950 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 500 | 200 | 800 | 1 500 |
| of which: received or contracted | 340 | 142 | 279 | 760 |
| Food aid needs | 100 | - | 350 | 450 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 63 | 4 | 108 | 176 |
| of which: delivered | 29 | 4 | 104 | 137 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 82 | 82 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 82 | 82 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 26 | 6 | 94 | 127 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 85 | 90 | 83 | 84 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 110 | 125 | 175 | 143 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 50 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; wheat; pulses; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | June-July | |||
| Population (000s) | 32 440 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 390 | |||