FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - August 2002 p.7

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Table 2: Cereal Imports and Food Aid Requirements in sub-Saharan Africa, 2001/02 or 2002 (in thousand tonnes)

Sub-Region/
Country		Marketing
year		2001 Cereal
production 1/		2000/01 or 2001 importsPosition for 2001/02 or 2002
TotalAs %of
average
of
previous
5 years		Total imports
As % of
average
of
previous
5 years		Food aidCereal
import
require-
ment
2/-		Antici-
pated
commer-
cial
imports		Food
aid
require-
ment		Commer-
cial
imports
already
made or
contracted		Food aid
Pledges
3/		of which
received
so
far		Uncov.
food aid
require-
ments
��Countries still in 2002/02 or 2002 marketing yeart
Eastern Africa�19 8791115 4331631 7593 2922 494798992405317395
��Burundi Jan./Dec.27710611022246653035-6329
��ComorosJan./Dec.610046103-4646-13---
��DjiboutiJan./Dec.--6877963558151010�
��EritreaJan./Dec.220108362155270140756555212145
��Ethiopia 4/Jan./Dec.8 827105883142845300125175111406735
��KenyaOct./Sept.3 2051222 0601603481 080810270344111111159
��Rwanda��Jan./Dec.252125175713119015040-161624
��SeychellesJan./Dec.--13102-1313----�
��SudanNov./Oct.5 3541211 5702431581 2701 130140555604980
��UgandaJan./Dec.1 7381031461515212560650.3414024
Southern Africa�2100290108-248248-91---
��MauritiusJan./Dec.2100290108-248248-91---
Western Africa�38 8111099 5491503787 3686 9654032 030253186153
Coastal countries�27 3101046 8331601765 2365 0222141 48511810898
����BeninJan./Dec.88410112294141141001441712�
����C�te d'IvoireJan./Dec.1 3631111 42118861 0251 020517255-
����GhanaJan./Dec.1 525935351185446137289185363453
����GuineaJan./Dec.76310642711433331300311327274
����LiberiaJan./Dec.948220498162101803078822
����NigeriaJan./Dec.21 7641043 757189-2 7702 770-1 083--�
����Sierra LeoneJan./Dec.22497277112472251854010262314
����TogoJan./Dec.6931049170610095514--5
Sahelian countries�11 5011242 7161302022 1321 9431895451357855
����Burkina FasoNov./Oct.3 071128236139191711482311121211
����Cape VerdeNov./Oct.191369110250934548-40178
����ChadNov./Oct.1 28212410313534715714111113
����GambiaNov./Oct.186151164144112411951555�
����Guinea-BissauNov./Oct.134106597677060102664
����MaliNov./Oct.2 59711711510279085528114
����MauritaniaNov./Oct.103733281093331828137161231415
����NigerNov./Oct.3 083131652181303453133211328�
����SenegalNov./Oct.1 02612096912322850835153061515-
Central Africa�2 84999997497582674977162636115
��CameroonJan./Dec.1 242101387146630029825322�
��Cent.Afr.Rep.Jan./Dec.14110353153136351611�
��Congo, Dem. Rep ofJan./Dec.1 42996250992925019852245352-
��Congo, Rep.ofJan./Dec.41001971483412511015582213
��Equat.GuineaJan./Dec.--181542151410.3--1
��GabonJan./Dec.3210382103-8888-20---
��Sao TomeJan./Dec.1-1110651266-551
Sub-total�61 54110916 2691512 21211 73410 4561 2783 275721564563
��Countries which have entered their 2002/03��marketing year
Eastern Africa�4 1641017841256777959318664113413452
��SomaliaAug./July25797241933432025070282181852
��TanzaniaJune/May3 90710254314733459343116360116116-
Southern Africa�19 400874 077964224 0923 7413513 6973663666
��AngolaApril/March5371035531122015814051763521701706
��BotswanaApril/March1232255120-267267-267---
��LesothoApril/March81422281183181178317833-
��MadagascarApril/March1 9391043952402620519871012929�
��MalawiApril/March1 83486392327125118711077-
��MozambiqueApril/March1 632107427132156684550134550134134-
��NamibiaMay/April10710082781135135-790.40.4�
��South AfricaMay/April10 331851 79096-1 2261 226-1 396--�
��SwazilandMay/April836787120-787717711-
��ZambiaMay/April9858576233270252182521818-
��ZimbabweApril/March1 85976144464340335533555-
Sub-total�23 564904 8611004894 8714 3345374 33850150158
TOTAL �85 10510321 1301352 70116 60514 7901 8157 6131 2211 064621
1/ Including rice in milledequivalent.
2/ Excludes re-exports.
3/ Includes all pledges reported to the GIEWS , whether for free distribution or market sale. However, there may be some cases where governments count some food aid received for market sale against commercial import requirements.
4/ Includes refugee needs.

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