FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.54
Domestic cereal availability in 2004/05 marketing year (June/May) is estimated at 4.57 million tonnes against total utilization of 5.20 million tonnes. The cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 632�000 tonnes. With commercial imports estimated at 552�000 tonnes, the food aid requirement is 80�000 tonnes.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (June/May) | ||||
| � | Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals |
| � | [ | thousand tonnes | ] | |
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 71 | 650 | 3 334 | 4 055 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 71 | 756 | 3 286 | 4 113 |
| Previous year imports | 200 | 154 | 264 | 618 |
| Previous five years average imports | 276 | 139 | 115 | 530 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | 85 | 488 | 3 997 | 4 569 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 85 | 750 | 3 997 | 4 832 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | 85 | 488 | 3 997 | 4 569 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 385 | 620 | 4 197 | 5 201 |
| Food use | 276 | 545 | 3 547 | 4 368 |
| Non-food use | 9 | 60 | 450 | 519 |
| Exports or re-exports | 50 | 5 | 170 | 225 |
| Possible stock build up | 50 | 10 | 30 | 90 |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 300 | 132 | 200 | 632 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 300 | 132 | 120 | 552 |
| of which: received or contracted | 252 | 27 | 37 | 315 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 80 | 80 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 11 | 11 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 11 | 11 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 29 | 29 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 29 | 29 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 7 | 14 | 94 | 116 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 120 | 99 | 122 | 117 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 109 | 95 | 174 | 119 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 51 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | maize; roots; tubers; sorghum; pulses; plantains; rice | |||
| Lean season | February-April | |||
| Population (000s) | 37 691 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 290 | � | � | � |