FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.51
The total cereal import requirement in the new 2005/06 marketing year (August/July) is estimated at 450 000 tonnes. Commercial imports are estimated at 395 000 tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 55 000 tonnes. As of mid-August food aid pledges amounted to 41 000 tonnes, of which 3 000 tonnes have been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005/06 MARKETING YEAR (August/July) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 2 | 269 | 271 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 2 | 306 | 308 |
| Previous year imports | 220 | 74 | 110 | 404 |
| Previous five years average imports | 189 | 71 | 87 | 347 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 30 | 1 | 222 | 253 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 2 | 222 | 224 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 1 | 222 | 223 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 30 | - | - | 30 |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 236 | 75 | 392 | 703 |
| Food use | 136 | 69 | 354 | 559 |
| Non-food use | 100 | 6 | 35 | 141 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 206 | 74 | 170 | 450 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 196 | 74 | 125 | 395 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 10 | - | 45 | 55 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 2 | 39 | 41 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 20 | 10 | 51 | 80 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 0 | 100 | 73 | 73 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 109 | 104 | 195 | 130 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 34 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; sorghum; sesame | |||
| Lean season | June-August | |||
| Population (000s) | 6 980 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | n.a. | |||