FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.23

C�TE D'IVOIRE

The results of a crop assessment organized by the Government jointly with FAO and WFP in February 2005 indicate cereal production (rice, maize, millet and sorghum) in 2004 at about 1.5 million tonnes, slightly higher than in 2003, but still 10 percent below the average for the five years preceding the crisis. The total cereal import requirement in 2005 is estimated at about 1.15 million tonnes, virtually unchanged from previous year, of which about 1.1 million tonnes would be obtained on commercial terms, leaving about 47�000 tonnes to be met through external assistance.