FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2003 p.59
Zambia’s total cereal production in 2003 has been revised to 1.36 million tonnes. This is about 83 percent higher than the reduced level of 2002 and 35 percent above the five year average. As a result no imports of maize, the country’s main staple, will be necessary in marketing year 2003/04. Cereal import requirements are limited to reduced quantities of wheat and rice in which the country has a structural deficit but are met through commercial imports.
| 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) | 75 | 10 | 657 | 742 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 80 | 16 | 915 | 1 011 |
| Previous year imports | 46 | 11 | 378 | 435 |
| Previous five years average imports | 45 | 21 | 256 | 322 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 136 | 7 | 1 262 | 1 405 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 136 | 11 | 1 214 | 1 360 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 136 | 7 | 1 214 | 1 357 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 48 | 48 |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 149 | 30 | 1 262 | 1 441 |
| Food use | 133 | 29 | 1 032 | 1 194 |
| Non-food use | 6 | 1 | 220 | 227 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| Possible stock build up | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 13 | 23 | - | 36 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 13 | 23 | - | 36 |
| of which: received or contracted | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| of which: delivered | - | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 17 | 17 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 17 | 17 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 13 | 3 | 97 | 112 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 170 | 67 | 133 | 135 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 29 | 110 | - | 11 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 65 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | March-May | |||
| Population (000s) | 10 660 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2002 (US$) | 330 | |||