FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2003 p.27
Domestic cereal availability in the just ending 2003 marketing year (January/December) is estimated at 92 000 tonnes against total utilization requirements of 532 000 tonnes. Cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 440 000 tonnes. With commercial imports anticipated at 80 000 tonnes, food aid needs are estimated at 360 000 tonnes. As of end November, the amount of food aid pledged stood at 246 000 tonnes of which 126 000 have been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | 25 | - | 194 | 219 |
| Previous five years average production | 17 | - | 224 | 241 |
| Previous year imports | 171 | 15 | 41 | 227 |
| Previous five years average imports | 208 | 8 | 61 | 277 |
| 2003 Domestic Availability | 40 | - | 52 | 92 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 3 | - | 52 | 55 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | 3 | - | 52 | 55 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 37 | - | - | 37 |
| 2003 Utilization | 235 | 15 | 282 | 532 |
| Food use | 235 | 15 | 237 | 487 |
| Non-food use | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 35 | 35 |
| 2003 Import Requirement | 195 | 15 | 230 | 440 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 35 | 15 | 30 | 80 |
| of which: received or contracted | 39 | - | 15 | 54 |
| Food aid needs | 160 | - | 200 | 360 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 192 | - | 54 | 246 |
| of which: delivered | 121 | - | 5 | 126 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 66 | 4 | 67 | 137 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Production compared to average (rice paddy terms) | 18 | - | 23 | 23 |
| 2003 Import requirement compared to average | 94 | 188 | 377 | 159 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 79 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | sorghum; teff; millet; maize; pulses | |||
| Lean season | August-November | |||
| Population (000s) | 3 560 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2002 (US$) | 160 | |||