FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.58
Zambia’s total cereal production in 2005 has been estimated at 1.0 million tonnes. This is 30 percent below last year’s production and 16 percent below the average of the last five years. Total cereal import requirements are increased to 271 000 tonnes mainly of maize, wheat and rice.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005/06 MARKETING YEAR (May/April) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 83 | 12 | 1 364 | 1 458 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 92 | 12 | 1 102 | 1 206 |
| Previous year imports | 56 | 22 | 47 | 125 |
| Previous five years average imports | 48 | 22 | 162 | 232 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 90 | 9 | 1 009 | 1 108 |
| 2005 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 90 | 13 | 914 | 1 018 |
| 2005 Production (rice in milled terms) | 90 | 9 | 914 | 1 013 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 95 | 95 |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 139 | 34 | 1 206 | 1 379 |
| Food use | 135 | 34 | 1 048 | 1 217 |
| Non-food use | 4 | - | 148 | 152 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 49 | 25 | 197 | 271 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 49 | 25 | 150 | 224 |
| of which: received or contracted | 18 | 1 | 9 | 27 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 47 | 47 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 12 | - | 15 | 28 |
| of which: delivered | 10 | - | 11 | 20 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 44 | 44 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 44 | 44 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 12 | 3 | 95 | 110 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 98 | 112 | 83 | 84 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 102 | 114 | 122 | 117 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 65 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | March-May | |||
| Population (000s) | 11 082 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 450 | |||