FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - May 2003 p.47
Based on an estimated domestic cereal availability of about 4.16 million tonnes and total utilization requirement of about 5.5 million tonnes, the total cereal import requirement in 2002/03 (November/October) is estimated at 1.37 million tonnes, mostly wheat. With commercial imports anticipated at 1.18 million tonnes, the food aid requirement amounts to 190 000 tonnes. As of end April, food aid pledges stood at 96 000 tonnes of which 84 000 had been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2002/03 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | 247 | 4 | 5 087 | 5 338 |
| Previous five years average production | 306 | 6 | 4 077 | 4 389 |
| Previous year imports | 1 118 | 33 | 99 | 1 250 |
| Previous five years average imports | 903 | 36 | 103 | 1 042 |
| 2002/03 Domestic Availability | 232 | 13 | 3 911 | 4 156 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 232 | 21 | 3 531 | 3 784 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | 232 | 13 | 3 531 | 3 776 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 380 | 380 |
| 2002/03 Utilization | 1 482 | 43 | 4 001 | 5 526 |
| Food use | 1 432 | 42 | 3 388 | 4 862 |
| Non-food use | 30 | 1 | 523 | 554 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 90 | 90 |
| Possible stock build up | 20 | - | - | 20 |
| 2002/03 Import Requirement | 1 250 | 30 | 90 | 1 370 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 1 150 | 30 | - | 1 180 |
| of which: received or contracted | 75 | - | - | 75 |
| Food aid needs | 100 | - | 90 | 190 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 36 | - | 60 | 96 |
| of which: delivered | 25 | - | 59 | 84 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 21 | 21 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 21 | 21 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 43 | 1 | 101 | 144 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms): | 76 | 350 | 87 | 86 |
| 2002/03 Import requirement compared to average: | 138 | 83 | 87 | 131 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake: | 56 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops: | sorghum; millet; wheat; roots; tubers; oils | |||
| Lean season: | September-October | |||
| Population (000s): | 33 697 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$): | 330 | |||