FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.18
2003 production of maize – the only cereal grown – has been estimated at 15 800 tonnes. This is 78 percent above the drought-affected crop of the previous year but remains below average. However, also in a normal year, domestic production covers only one-fifth of the country’s cereal utilization requirement and the balance has to be imported. For the marketing year 2003/04 (November/October), imports of cereals are forecast at some 86 000 tonnes, including 39 000 tonnes of food aid.
CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
[ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 9 | 9 |
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 19 | 19 |
Previous year imports | 14 | 35 | 28 | 77 |
Previous five years average imports | 20 | 32 | 32 | 84 |
2003/04 Domestic Availability | - | 1 | 16 | 17 |
2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 16 | 16 |
2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | 16 | 16 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | 1 | - | 1 |
2003/04 Utilization | 19 | 33 | 51 | 103 |
Food use | 19 | 33 | 48 | 100 |
Non-food use | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
2003/04 Import Requirement | 19 | 32 | 35 | 86 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 7 | 25 | 15 | 47 |
of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
Food aid needs | 12 | 7 | 20 | 39 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 10 | 4 | 35 | 49 |
of which: delivered | 3 | 4 | 18 | 25 |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 41 | 70 | 104 | 215 |
Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 83 | 83 |
2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 94 | 100 | 109 | 102 |
Cereal share of total calorie intake | 50 | |||
Additional Information | ||||
Major foodcrops | maize; rice; pulses | |||
Lean season | n.a since 90% of requirements covered by imports | |||
Population (000s) | 467 | |||
GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 1 250 |