FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2003 p.16
The 2003 cereal harvest was generally good. Cereal import requirements in 2003 are estimated at 70 000 tonnes, including 40 000 tonnes of food aid. Already this tonnage has been pledged.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 9 | 63 | 209 | 281 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 8 | 55 | 202 | 265 |
| Previous year imports | 25 | 5 | 35 | 65 |
| Previous five years average imports | 25 | 4 | 41 | 70 |
| 2003 Domestic Availability | 9 | 41 | 205 | 255 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 9 | 61 | 204 | 274 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 9 | 41 | 204 | 254 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 Utilization | 34 | 46 | 245 | 325 |
| Food use | 32 | 38 | 214 | 284 |
| Non-food use | 2 | 8 | 31 | 41 |
| 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 | - | - | 48 | 48 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 45 | 45 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 5 | 5 | 30 | 40 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 113 | 111 | 101 | 103 |
| 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 2002 (US$) | 100 | |||