FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2003 p.22
The 2003 food aid requirement is estimated at 70 000 tonnes. A recently approved WFP Emergency Operation to assist 483 000 worst affected population in Northern and Eastern parts of the country, for a period of six months starting mid-June 2003 amounts to 32 236 tonnes of cereals, still to be funded.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 9 | 326 | 1 270 | 1 604 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 10 | 346 | 1 287 | 1 643 |
| Previous year imports | 140 | 50 | 63 | 253 |
| Previous five years average imports | 150 | 50 | 57 | 257 |
| 2003 Domestic Availability | 8 | 240 | 1 255 | 1 503 |
| 2002 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 8 | 360 | 1 255 | 1 623 |
| 2002 Production (incl. milled rice) | 8 | 240 | 1 255 | 1 503 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 Utilization | 148 | 290 | 1 335 | 1 773 |
| Food use | 140 | 244 | 1 056 | 1 440 |
| Non-food use | 8 | 43 | 277 | 328 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 Import Requirement | 140 | 50 | 80 | 270 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 140 | 50 | 10 | 200 |
| of which: received or contracted | 122 | - | - | 122 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 70 | 70 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 52 | 52 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 40 | 40 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 3 | 5 | 22 | 30 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 84 | 104 | 97 | 99 |
| 2003 Import requirement compared to average | 93 | 100 | 140 | 105 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 18 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit | |||
| Lean season | north: October; south: November-December | |||
| Population (000s) | 48 067 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2002 (US$) | 90 | |||