FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.47
The staple foodcrops are roots, plantains and tubers.
CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
� | Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals |
� | [ | thousand tonnes | ] | |
Previous year production | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Previous five years average production | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Previous year imports | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
Previous five years average imports | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
2003 Domestic Availability | - | - | 1 | 1 |
2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
2003 Utilization | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Food use | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Non-food use | - | - | - | - |
Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
2003 Import Requirement | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
Food aid needs | - | 4 | - | 4 |
Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
Food aid pledges | - | - | 1 | 1 |
of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 19 | 45 | 19 | 83 |
Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms) | - | - | 100 | 100 |
2003 Import requirement compared to average | 100 | 117 | 100 | 109 |
Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 33 |
Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
Major foodcrops | bananas; breadfruit; cocoyam | |||
Lean season | January-December | |||
Population (000s) | 157 | � | � | � |
GNP per capita in 2001 (US$) | 280 | � | � | � |