FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.53
Based on an estimated domestic cereal availability of 4.11 million tonnes and total utilization requirement of about 5.59 million tonnes, the total cereal import requirement in 2004/05 (November/October) is estimated at 1.48 million tonnes, mostly wheat. With commercial imports anticipated at 1.34 million tonnes, the food aid requirement amounts to 139�000 tonnes. As of mid November, food aid pledges stood at 62�000 tonnes of which 12�000 tonnes have been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| � | Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals |
| � | [ | thousand tonnes | ] | |
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 398 | 35 | 5 608 | 6 041 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 305 | 18 | 4 063 | 4 386 |
| Previous year imports | 894 | 25 | 130 | 1 049 |
| Previous five years average imports | 999 | 34 | 104 | 1 137 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | 320 | - | 3 792 | 4 112 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 320 | 20 | 2 852 | 3 192 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | 320 | - | 2 852 | 3 172 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 940 | 940 |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 1 670 | 40 | 3 881 | 5 591 |
| Food use | 1 638 | 39 | 3 282 | 4 959 |
| Non-food use | 32 | 1 | 549 | 582 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 50 | 50 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 1 350 | 40 | 89 | 1 479 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 1 300 | 40 | - | 1 340 |
| of which: received or contracted | 372 | 3 | - | 374 |
| Food aid needs | 50 | - | 89 | 139 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 62 | 62 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 25 | 25 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 25 | 25 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 48 | 1 | 96 | 144 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 105 | 111 | 70 | 73 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 135 | 118 | 85 | 130 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 56 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | sorghum; millet; wheat; roots; tubers; oils | |||
| Lean season | September-October | |||
| Population (000s) | 34 360 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 460 | � | � | � |