FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.43
Cereal production in 2005 is estimated at 108 000 tonnes, 15 percent below the improved level of 2004. Cereal import requirements are expected to be at the same level as last year’s and to be covered mostly on a commercial basis.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005/06 MARKETING YEAR (May/April) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 12 | - | 115 | 127 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 8 | - | 101 | 109 |
| Previous year imports | 68 | - | 82 | 150 |
| Previous five years average imports | 68 | - | 89 | 157 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 21 | - | 117 | 138 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 11 | - | 97 | 108 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | 11 | - | 97 | 108 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 10 | - | 20 | 30 |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 89 | - | 194 | 282 |
| Food use | 88 | - | 184 | 272 |
| Non-food use | 1 | - | 10 | 10 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 68 | - | 77 | 145 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 68 | - | 75 | 143 |
| of which: received or contracted | 4 | - | 12 | 16 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 42 | - | 89 | 131 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 131 | - | 96 | 99 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 100 | - | 86 | 92 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 64 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; maize; sorghum; wheat | |||
| Lean season | January-March | |||
| Population (000s) | 2 080 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 1 870 | |||