FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2003 p.55
An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission in April 2003 estimated cereal production at 73 000 tonnes. This is 4 percent above the poor crop of last year but 27 percent below the average level. Domestic production can meet little more than one third of the country’s total cereal requirements. Cereal import requirements have increased to 128 000 tonnes, including 24 000 tonnes of food aid.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (May/April) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 70 | 70 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| Previous year imports | 44 | 8 | 53 | 105 |
| Previous five years average imports | 41 | 8 | 36 | 85 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | - | 1 | 73 | 74 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 73 | 73 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | 73 | 73 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 46 | 7 | 149 | 201 |
| Food use | 46 | 7 | 139 | 191 |
| Non-food use | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 46 | 6 | 76 | 128 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 46 | 6 | 52 | 103 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 24 | 24 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| of which: delivered | - | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 42 | 6 | 127 | 175 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 73 | 73 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 112 | 75 | 211 | 150 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 44 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize | |||
| Lean season | February-April | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 093 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2002 (US$) | 1 180 | |||