FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.53
Based on an estimated domestic cereal availability of 4.66 million tonnes and total utilization requirement of about 5.86 million tonnes, the total cereal import requirement in 2005/06 (November/October) is estimated at 1.2 million tonnes, mostly wheat. With commercial imports anticipated at 1.1 million tonnes, the food aid requirement amounts to 100 000 tonnes. As of mid-November, food aid pledges stood at 36 000 tonnes.
| 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) | 467 | 20 | 3 388 | 3 875 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 355 | 18 | 4 143 | 4 516 |
| Previous year imports | 1 414 | 60 | 334 | 1 808 |
| Previous five years average imports | 1 099 | 44 | 158 | 1 301 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 440 | 22 | 4 202 | 4 664 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 380 | 32 | 4 122 | 4 534 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | 380 | 20 | 4 122 | 4 522 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 60 | 1 | 80 | 141 |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 1 540 | 72 | 4 252 | 5 864 |
| Food use | 1 502 | 71 | 3 586 | 5 159 |
| Non-food use | 38 | 1 | 596 | 635 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 70 | 70 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 1 100 | 50 | 50 | 1 200 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 1 050 | 50 | - | 1 100 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 50 | - | 50 | 100 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 36 | 36 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 43 | 2 | 102 | 147 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 107 | 178 | 99 | 100 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 100 | 114 | 32 | 92 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 56 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | sorghum; millet;wheat; roots; tubers; oils | |||
| Lean season | September-October | |||
| Population (000s) | 35 127 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 530 | |||