FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.33
Aggregate 2002 cereal production is estimated at 151 400 tonnes, 8 percent lower than the previous year and slightly below average. Cereal import requirements for 2002/03 (November/October) amount to 74 200 tonnes of which about 69 000 tonnes are anticipated to be imported commercially.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2002/03 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | - | 88 | 76 | 164 |
| Previous five years average production | - | 92 | 63 | 155 |
| Previous year imports | 8 | 47 | 1 | 56 |
| Previous five years average imports | 10 | 53 | 2 | 65 |
| 2002/03 Domestic Availability | - | 59 | 69 | 127 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 88 | 64 | 151 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 59 | 64 | 122 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| 2002/03 Utilization | 11 | 121 | 69 | 201 |
| Food use | 11 | 101 | 58 | 170 |
| Non-food use | - | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Possible stock build up | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 2002/03 Import Requirement | 11 | 63 | - | 74 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 9 | 60 | - | 69 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 27 | - | 27 |
| Food aid needs | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| of which: delivered | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 9 | 82 | 48 | 138 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms) | - | 96 | 101 | 98 |
| 2002/03 Import requirement compared to average | 110 | 118 | - | 113 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 58 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | rice; coarse grains; oils; fats; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | May-August | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 228 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$) | 160 | |||