FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.13
Aggregate 2002 cereal production, mostly maize and sorghum, has been officially estimated at 1.05 million tonnes, which is 13 percent above the average of the last five years. Cereal imports for domestic use and re-exports during the 2003 marketing year are estimated at 140 000 tonnes including 15 000 tonnes of food aid, mainly rice.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | - | 55 | 855 | 910 |
| Previous five years average production | - | 41 | 887 | 928 |
| Previous year imports | 58 | 84 | 3 | 145 1/ |
| Previous five years average imports | 54 | 81 | 3 | 138 |
| 2003 Domestic Availability | - | 36 | 990 | 1 026 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 59 | 990 | 1 049 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 36 | 990 | 1 026 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 Utilization | 58 | 116 | 992 | 1 166 |
| Food use | 52 | 87 | 678 | 817 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 9 | 244 | 254 |
| Exports or re-exports | 5 | 20 | 55 | 80 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 15 | 15 |
| 2003 Import Requirement | 58 | 80 | 2 | 140 2/ |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 55 | 70 | - | 125 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 21 | - | 21 |
| Food aid needs | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 8 | 13 | 103 | 124 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms) | - | 144 | 112 | 113 |
| 2003 Import requirement compared to average | 107 | 99 | 67 | 101 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 36 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; maize | |||
| Lean season | April-June | |||
| Population (000s) | 6 603 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$) | 380 | |||
1/ Includes 5 000 tonnes of wheat and 25 000 tonnes of rice for re-exports.
2/ Includes 5 000 tonnes of wheat and 20 000 tonnes of rice for re-exports.