FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.29
The main foodcrops are cassava and plantains. The only cereal crop grown is maize. In a normal year production reaches about 30 000 tonnes. Imports of cereals in 2004, mainly wheat and rice, are estimated at some 90 000 tonnes.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| Previous year imports | 56 | 35 | 3 | 94 |
| Previous five years average imports | 49 | 35 | 2 | 86 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | 2 | 1 | 34 | 37 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 2004 Utilization | 54 | 36 | 37 | 127 |
| Food use | 53 | 36 | 27 | 115 |
| Non-food use | 1 | - | 8 | 9 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 52 | 35 | 3 | 90 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 52 | 35 | 3 | 90 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 40 | 27 | 20 | 87 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 100 | 106 | 106 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 106 | 100 | 150 | 105 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 26 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | September-November | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 326 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 3 060 | |||