FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2003 p.41
The country imports commercially its entire cereal consumption requirements.
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) | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Previous year imports | 156 | 70 | 82 | 308 |
Previous five years average imports | 154 | 71 | 44 | 269 |
2003 Domestic Availability | 3 | - | 8 | 11 |
2002 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 2 | 2 |
2002 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Possible stock drawdown | 3 | - | 6 | 9 |
2003 Utilization | 153 | 70 | 68 | 291 |
Food use | 107 | 70 | 3 | 180 |
Non-food use | 6 | - | 65 | 71 |
Exports or re-exports | 40 | - | - | 40 |
Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
2003 Import Requirement | 150 | 70 | 60 | 280 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 150 | 70 | 60 | 280 |
of which: received or contracted | - | 15 | 46 | 61 |
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) | 90 | 59 | 2 | 151 |
Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
2002 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 100 | 100 |
2003 Import requirement compared to average | 97 | 99 | 136 | 104 |
Cereal share of total calorie intake | 45 | |||
Additional Information | ||||
Major foodcrops | Vegetables | |||
Lean season | January-December | |||
Population (000s) | 1 191 | |||
GNP per capita in 2002 (US$) | 3 850 |