FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.57
Domestic cereal availability in the just ending 2004 marketing year (January/December) is estimated at 2.05 million tonnes against total utilization requirement of about 2.23 million tonnes. The cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 180�000 tonnes. With commercial imports anticipated at 90�000 tonnes, there is a food aid requirement of 90�000 tonnes. As of mid November, food aid pledges amounted to 129 000 tonnes, of which 90�000 tonnes had been delivered.
| 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) | 10 | 115 | 1 820 | 1 945 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 11 | 105 | 2 010 | 2 126 |
| Previous year imports | 30 | 50 | 103 | 183 |
| Previous five years average imports | 60 | 41 | 60 | 161 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | 32 | 77 | 1 940 | 2 049 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 12 | 115 | 1 825 | 1 952 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 12 | 77 | 1 825 | 1 914 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 20 | - | 115 | 135 |
| 2004 Utilization | 82 | 127 | 2 020 | 2 229 |
| Food use | 81 | 127 | 1 757 | 1 965 |
| Non-food use | 1 | - | 213 | 214 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 50 | 50 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 50 | 50 | 80 | 180 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 40 | 50 | - | 90 |
| of which: received or contracted | 14 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | - | 80 | 90 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | 15 | 2 | 112 | 129 |
| of which: delivered | 3 | 2 | 85 | 90 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 61 | 61 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 61 | 61 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 3 | 5 | 68 | 76 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 109 | 110 | 91 | 92 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 83 | 122 | 133 | 112 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 21 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; plantains; pulses; maize; millet; sorghum | |||
| Lean season | April-May | |||
| Population (000s) | 25 827 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 240 | � | � | � |