FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.55
Domestic cereal availability in 2005/06 marketing year (June/May) is estimated at 4.86 million tonnes against total utilization of 5.38 million tonnes. The cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 520 000 tonnes. With commercial imports estimated at 495 000 tonnes, the food aid requirement is 25 000 tonnes.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005/06 MARKETING YEAR (June/May) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 85 | 740 | 4 315 | 5 140 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 82 | 711 | 3 670 | 4 463 |
| Previous year imports | 470 | 132 | 66 | 668 |
| Previous five years average imports | 311 | 148 | 113 | 572 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 171 | 423 | 4 266 | 4 859 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 71 | 650 | 4 266 | 4 987 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | 71 | 423 | 4 266 | 4 759 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 100 | - | - | 100 |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 471 | 583 | 4 326 | 5 379 |
| Food use | 444 | 528 | 3 499 | 4 471 |
| Non-food use | 7 | 50 | 487 | 544 |
| Exports or re-exports | 20 | 5 | 300 | 325 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 40 | 40 |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 300 | 160 | 60 | 520 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 300 | 160 | 35 | 495 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 25 | 25 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 13 | 13 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 13 | 13 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 8 | 8 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 8 | 8 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 12 | 14 | 91 | 116 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 87 | 91 | 116 | 112 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 96 | 108 | 53 | 91 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 51 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; roots; tubers; sorghum; pulses; plantains; rice | |||
| Lean season | February-April | |||
| Population (000s) | 38 420 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 290 | |||