FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.58
An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission in May estimated the 2003 cereal production at 1.33 million tonnes, 80 percent higher than the reduced level of 2002 and above average. As a result no imports of maize, the country’s main staple, will be necessary in marketing year 2003/04. Cereal import requirements are limited to reduced quantities of wheat and rice in which the country has a structural deficit.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (May/April) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | 75 | 10 | 657 | 742 |
| Previous five years average production | 80 | 16 | 915 | 1 011 |
| Previous year imports | 46 | 11 | 378 | 435 |
| Previous five years average imports | 45 | 21 | 256 | 322 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 100 | 10 | 1 264 | 1 374 |
| 2003 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 100 | 15 | 1 216 | 1 331 |
| 2003 Production (rice in milled terms) | 100 | 10 | 1 216 | 1 326 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 48 | 48 |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 143 | 33 | 1 264 | 1 440 |
| Food use | 139 | 32 | 1 024 | 1 195 |
| Non-food use | 4 | 1 | 230 | 235 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 43 | 23 | - | 66 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 43 | 23 | - | 66 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 13 | 3 | 96 | 112 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms) | 125 | 94 | 133 | 132 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 96 | 110 | - | 20 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 65 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | March-May | |||
| Population (000s) | 10 660 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$) | 320 | |||