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 |