FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.27
Domestic cereal availability in the just ending 2004 marketing year (January/December) is estimated at 224�000 tonnes against total utilization requirements of 545 000 tonnes. Cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 321�000 tonnes. With commercial imports estimated at 51�000 tonnes, food aid needs are estimated at 270�000 tonnes. As of mid November, the amount of food aid pledged stood at 295�000 tonnes of which 232�000 have been delivered.
| 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 | - | 52 | 55 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 16 | - | 215 | 231 |
| Previous year imports | 335 | 10 | 231 | 576 |
| Previous five years average imports | 250 | 8 | 76 | 334 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | 53 | - | 171 | 224 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 3 | - | 102 | 105 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 3 | - | 102 | 105 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 50 | - | 69 | 119 |
| 2004 Utilization | 298 | 11 | 236 | 545 |
| Food use | 298 | 11 | 220 | 529 |
| Non-food use | - | - | 16 | 16 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 245 | 11 | 65 | 321 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 25 | 11 | 15 | 51 |
| of which: received or contracted | 32 | - | 1 | 33 |
| Food aid needs | 220 | - | 50 | 270 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | 253 | - | 42 | 295 |
| of which: delivered | 221 | - | 11 | 232 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 72 | 3 | 53 | 128 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 19 | - | 47 | 45 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 98 | 138 | 86 | 96 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 79 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | sorghum; teff; millet; maize; pulses | |||
| Lean season | August-November | |||
| Population (000s) | 4 141 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 190 | � | � | � |