FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2003 p.21
The country imports nearly all its cereal requirements, mostly rice, on a commercial basis.
| 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) | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Previous year imports | 6 | 18 | - | 24 |
| Previous five years average imports | 6 | 30 | 1 | 37 |
| 2003 Domestic Availability | - | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2002 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2002 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 Utilization | 6 | 20 | 5 | 31 |
| Food use | 6 | 19 | 3 | 28 |
| Non-food use | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 Import Requirement | 6 | 18 | - | 24 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 6 | 18 | - | 24 |
| of which: received or contracted | 1 | 12 | - | 13 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 7 | 22 | 4 | 33 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2003 Import requirement compared to average | 100 | 59 | - | 64 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 44 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | rice; roots; tubers; bananas; coconuts | |||
| Lean season | January-December | |||
| Population (000s) | 845 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2002 (US$) | 390 | |||