FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.51
The total cereal import requirement in the new 2005/06 marketing year (August/July) is estimated at 476 000 tonnes. Commercial imports are estimated at 411 000 tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 65 000 tonnes. As of mid-November food aid pledges amounted to 41 000 tonnes, of which 5 000 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 | 130 | 97 | 447 |
| Previous five years average imports | 189 | 87 | 85 | 361 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 15 | 6 | 229 | 250 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 2 | 222 | 224 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 1 | 222 | 223 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 15 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 221 | 106 | 399 | 726 |
| Food use | 121 | 100 | 364 | 585 |
| Non-food use | 100 | 6 | 35 | 141 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 206 | 100 | 170 | 476 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 196 | 90 | 125 | 411 |
| of which: received or contracted | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | 10 | 45 | 65 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 2 | 39 | 41 |
| of which: delivered | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 17 | 14 | 52 | 84 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 100 | 73 | 73 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 109 | 115 | 200 | 132 |
| 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 2004 (US$) | n.a. | |||