FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.21
The country imports nearly all its cereal requirements, mostly rice, on a commercial basis.
CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
[ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Previous year imports | 6 | 18 | - | 24 |
Previous five years average imports | 6 | 27 | 1 | 34 |
2004 Domestic Availability | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
2004 Utilization | 6 | 29 | 4 | 39 |
Food use | 6 | 21 | 2 | 29 |
Non-food use | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock build up | - | 6 | - | 6 |
2004 Import Requirement | 6 | 27 | - | 33 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 6 | 27 | - | 33 |
of which: received or contracted | - | 3 | - | 3 |
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) | 7 | 24 | 2 | 33 |
Indexes | [ | Percentage | ] | |
2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 100 | 100 | 100 |
2004 Import requirement compared to average | 100 | 100 | - | 97 |
Cereal share of total calorie intake | 44 | |||
Additional Information | ||||
Major foodcrops | rice; roots; tubers; bananas; coconuts | |||
Lean season | January-December | |||
Population (000s) | 877 | |||
GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 390 |