FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.54
The FAO estimated 2005 cereal production of 83 000 tonnes is 28 percent above last year’s crop but about 4 percent below the average level. Domestic production normally meets the 75 percent of the country’s total cereal requirements. Cereal import requirements for 2005/06 marketing year have increased to 111 000 tonnes, including 41 000 tonnes of food aid.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005/06 MARKETING YEAR (May/April) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 65 | 65 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 87 | 87 |
| Previous year imports | 44 | 17 | 78 | 139 |
| Previous five years average imports | 42 | 15 | 51 | 108 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 7 | - | 83 | 90 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 83 | 83 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | 83 | 83 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 46 | 7 | 147 | 201 |
| Food use | 46 | 7 | 141 | 194 |
| Non-food use | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 40 | 7 | 64 | 111 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 40 | 7 | 23 | 70 |
| of which: received or contracted | 8 | - | 13 | 20 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 41 | 41 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 42 | 6 | 128 | 176 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 96 | 96 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 95 | 45 | 126 | 102 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 44 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize | |||
| Lean season | February-April | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 105 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 1 350 | |||