FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.56
Domestic cereal availability in the 2005 marketing year (January/December) is estimated at 2.09 million tonnes against total utilization requirement of about 2.35 million tonnes. The cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 260�000 tonnes. With commercial imports anticipated at 130�000 tonnes, there is a food aid requirement of 130�000 tonnes. As of mid-March, food aid pledges amounted to 55�000 tonnes, of which 19�000 tonnes had been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| � | Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals |
| � | [ | thousand tonnes | ] | |
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 12 | 115 | 1 825 | 1 952 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 12 | 111 | 1 978 | 2 101 |
| Previous year imports | 50 | 50 | 122 | 222 |
| Previous five years average imports | 54 | 43 | 73 | 170 |
| 2005 Domestic Availability | 22 | 73 | 1 998 | 2 093 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 12 | 110 | 1 858 | 1 980 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | 12 | 73 | 1 858 | 1 943 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 10 | - | 140 | 150 |
| 2005 Utilization | 112 | 123 | 2 118 | 2 353 |
| Food use | 111 | 123 | 1 748 | 1 982 |
| Non-food use | 1 | - | 220 | 221 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | 1 | 150 | 151 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 Import Requirement | 90 | 50 | 120 | 260 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 70 | 50 | 10 | 130 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 20 | - | 110 | 130 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | 21 | 3 | 31 | 55 |
| of which: delivered | - | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 19 | 19 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 19 | 19 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 4 | 5 | 66 | 74 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 100 | 99 | 94 | 94 |
| 2005 Import requirement compared to average | 167 | 116 | 164 | 153 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 21 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; plantains; pulses; maize; millet; sorghum | |||
| Lean season | April-May | |||
| Population (000s) | 26 677 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 240 | � | � | � |