FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.48
The final official estimate of aggregate 2002 cereal production is about 851 300 tonnes, 8 percent lower than the average for the previous five years. Imports needed to cover the shortfall between domestic availability and total utilization amount to about 1 million tonnes, expected to be covered commercially.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2002/03 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | - | 244 | 718 | 962 |
| Previous five years average production | - | 217 | 708 | 925 |
| Previous year imports | 270 | 707 | 83 | 1 060 |
| Previous five years average imports | 244 | 566 | 52 | 862 |
| 2002/03 Domestic Availability | - | 153 | 637 | 790 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 218 | 633 | 851 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | 153 | 633 | 786 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 2002/03 Utilization | 257 | 809 | 729 | 1 795 |
| Food use | 252 | 783 | 630 | 1 666 |
| Non-food use | 5 | 26 | 99 | 130 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2002/03 Import Requirement | 257 | 657 | 92 | 1 006 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 257 | 650 | 92 | 999 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 361 | 50 | 411 |
| Food aid needs | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 24 | 2 | - | 26 |
| of which: delivered | 24 | 2 | - | 26 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 25 | 76 | 61 | 162 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms) | - | 101 | 89 | 92 |
| 2002/03 Import requirement compared to average | 105 | 116 | 177 | 117 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 61 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; sorghum; rice; maize; wheat | |||
| Lean season | August-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 10 272 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$) | 490 | |||