FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2003 p.7

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Table 3. Cereal Import and Food Aid Requirements for sub-Saharan Africa:
countries still in 2002/03 or 2003 marketing year (in '000 tonnes)

Sub-Region/ Country��Marketing
year
2002 Cereal production 1/2001/02 or 2002 importsPosition for 2002/03 or 2003
Total
As %of
average
of
previous
5 years
Total
imports
2/
As % of
average
of
previous
5 years
Food aidCereal
import
require-
ment 2/
Antici-
pated
commer-
cial
imports
Food
aid
require-
ment
Eastern Africa11 196991 209795602 5015331 968
Burundi Jan./Dec.2601046510835703040
ComorosJan./Dec.61002453-2424-
DjiboutiJan./Dec.--78862063558
EritreaJan./Dec.55232278215944080360
Ethiopia 4/Jan./Dec.8 699102390542461 520551 465
Rwanda Jan./Dec.2691222261084522619630
SeychellesJan./Dec.--13102-1313-
UgandaJan./Dec.1 90794186159551458065
Southern Africa2100308111-280280-
MauritiusJan./Dec.2100308111-280280-
Western Africa28 0511057 2151462667 0876 850237
Coastal countries28 0511057 2151462667 0876 850237
BeninJan./Dec.1 026113115881911510015
C�te d'IvoireJan./Dec.1 051831 317141141 3971 37522
GhanaJan./Dec.2 0621275421128046240260
GuineaJan./Dec.772105369953737033040
LiberiaJan./Dec.7156150703416513035
NigeriaJan./Dec.22 0801054 310179134 1704 170-
Sierra LeoneJan./Dec.2681293121256930824365
TogoJan./Dec.72110710083-100100-
Central Africa2 9411019661159598189487
CameroonJan./Dec.1 26910436712523683662
Cent.Afr.Rep.Jan./Dec.130923695538371
Congo, Dem. Rep ofJan./Dec.1 503982531016927020070
Congo, Rep.ofJan./Dec.51251911291419018010
Equat.GuineaJan./Dec.--15126-1515-
GabonJan./Dec.3210092101-8888-
Sao TomeJan./Dec.22001211351284
TOTAL42 1901039 69812892010 8498 5572 292
Note: totals computed from unrounded data
1/ Including rice in milled equivalent.�
2/ Excludes re-exports.�
3/ Includes all pledges reported to the GIEWS , whether for free distribution or market sale. However, there may be some cases where governments count some food aid received for market sale against commercial import requirements.
4/ Includes refugee needs.

FAO/GIEWS�-�December 2003

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