FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.20
The final official estimate of aggregate 2002 cereal production is about 1.21 million tonnes, which is 8 percent lower than the previous year’s harvest but slightly above average. Cereal import requirement in 2002/03 (November/October), mostly rice and wheat, is forecast at 98 000 tonnes, including about 7 000 tonnes of food aid.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2002/03 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | 4 | 127 | 1 192 | 1 322 |
| Previous five years average production | 4 | 118 | 1 042 | 1 164 |
| Previous year imports | 64 | 23 | 4 | 91 |
| Previous five years average imports | 57 | 13 | 13 | 83 |
| 2002/03 Domestic Availability | 4 | 92 | 1 094 | 1 190 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 4 | 135 | 1 074 | 1 212 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | 4 | 92 | 1 074 | 1 170 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 20 | 20 |
| 2002/03 Utilization | 69 | 117 | 1 102 | 1 288 |
| Food use | 64 | 96 | 879 | 1 039 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 21 | 207 | 228 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 16 | 16 |
| Possible stock build up | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 2002/03 Import Requirement | 65 | 24 | 9 | 98 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 65 | 24 | 2 | 91 |
| of which: received or contracted | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 6 | - | 3 | 9 |
| of which: delivered | 6 | - | 3 | 9 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 8 | 12 | 111 | 131 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms) | 100 | 114 | 103 | 104 |
| 2002/03 Import requirement compared to average | 114 | 187 | 68 | 118 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 54 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; sorghum; roots; tubers; tree nuts | |||
| Lean season | August-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 7 940 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$) | 200 | |||