FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.44
The 2005 cereal production has been estimated at 3.7 million tonnes, an increase of some 36 percent compared to 2004. This, in addition to favourable crop prospects in neighbouring countries should result in moderate price increase and improved access to food in 2005/06. Per caput cereal consumption is estimated to have dropped to about 209 kg in 2004/05, due to decrease in domestic production combined with limited supply in and reduced imports from neighbouring countries, and subsequent high food prices.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005/06 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 9 | 78 | 2 660 | 2 747 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 7 | 68 | 2 901 | 2 976 |
| Previous year imports | 21 | 344 | 65 | 431 |
| Previous five years average imports | 45 | 163 | 78 | 286 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 9 | 39 | 3 668 | 3 717 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 9 | 60 | 3 668 | 3 738 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | 9 | 39 | 3 668 | 3 717 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 36 | 238 | 3 765 | 4 040 |
| Food use | 35 | 231 | 2 926 | 3 192 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 7 | 726 | 735 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 86 | 86 |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 27 | 199 | 97 | 323 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 21 | 180 | 90 | 291 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 6 | 19 | 7 | 32 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 5 | 19 | 4 | 28 |
| of which: delivered | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 3 | 17 | 219 | 239 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 129 | 89 | 126 | 126 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 60 | 122 | 124 | 113 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 69 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; sorghum; pulses; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | July-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 13 348 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 230 | |||