FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.16
The 2003 second season cereal harvest was generally good. Cereal import requirements in 2003 are estimated at 70 000 tonnes, including 40 000 tonnes of food aid. Against the food aid requirement, 44 000 tonnes of cereals have already been pledged.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | 9 | 61 | 233 | 303 |
| Previous five years average production | 8 | 55 | 216 | 279 |
| Previous year imports | 25 | 5 | 35 | 65 |
| Previous five years average imports | 25 | 4 | 41 | 70 |
| 2003 Domestic Availability | 9 | 41 | 224 | 274 |
| 2003 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 9 | 61 | 223 | 293 |
| 2003 Production (rice in milled terms) | 9 | 41 | 223 | 273 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 Utilization | 34 | 46 | 264 | 344 |
| Food use | 32 | 38 | 232 | 302 |
| Non-food use | 2 | 8 | 32 | 42 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 Import Requirement | 25 | 5 | 40 | 70 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 10 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 15 | - | 25 | 40 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 44 | 44 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 34 | 34 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 5 | 5 | 32 | 42 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms) | 113 | 111 | 103 | 105 |
| 2003 Import requirement compared to average | 100 | 125 | 98 | 100 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 16 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | pulses; plantains; roots; tubers; maize; sorghum | |||
| Lean season | November-December | |||
| Population (000s) | 7 186 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$) | 100 | |||