FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.52
Based on an estimated domestic cereal availability of 4.49 million tonnes and total utilization requirement of about 5.81 million tonnes, the total cereal import requirement in 2004/05 (November/October) is estimated at 1.33 million tonnes, mostly wheat. With commercial imports anticipated at 1.19 million tonnes, the food aid requirement amounts to 139�000 tonnes. As of mid-March, food aid pledges stood at 310�000 tonnes of which 268�000 tonnes have been delivered.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| � | Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals |
| � | [ | thousand tonnes | ] | |
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 398 | 1 | 5 550 | 5 949 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 305 | 11 | 4 052 | 4 368 |
| Previous year imports | 1 124 | 30 | 136 | 1 290 |
| Previous five years average imports | 1 045 | 37 | 106 | 1 188 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | 467 | 1 | 4 018 | 4 486 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 467 | 1 | 2 923 | 3 391 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | 467 | 1 | 2 923 | 3 391 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 1 095 | 1 095 |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 1 667 | 38 | 4 107 | 5 811 |
| Food use | 1 470 | 37 | 3 580 | 5 086 |
| Non-food use | 47 | 1 | 477 | 525 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 50 | 50 |
| Possible stock build up | 150 | - | - | 150 |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 1 200 | 37 | 89 | 1 326 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 1 150 | 37 | - | 1 187 |
| of which: received or contracted | 321 | 9 | - | 330 |
| Food aid needs | 50 | - | 89 | 139 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | 199 | - | 111 | 310 |
| of which: delivered | 174 | - | 94 | 268 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 52 | 52 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 52 | 52 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 43 | 1 | 104 | 148 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 153 | 9 | 72 | 78 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 115 | 100 | 83 | 112 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 56 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | sorghum; millet; wheat; roots; tubers; oils | |||
| Lean season | September-October | |||
| Population (000s) | 34 360 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 460 | � | � | � |