text: Gui r;ea Swaziland Hadaqa sear Guinea-Bissau Hala\Ji Kenya Niqeria l United Republic of Ta r.za r.ia Benin Sudan United Republic of Cameroon Zaire Ethiopia Chad R\la rca 027 770 77(> 170 820 840 499 000 420 550 315 230 52 780 412 750 167 730 lG 000 248 510 15 770 151 550 388 llO 761 900 386 390 71 880 342 310 133 900 405 000 426 230 16 040 l3 270 Per capita cereal imports ( kil cqrams) 274 .ll 190.29 154.44 143.64 122.15 89.71 86.54 74.29 67.98 65.40 39.41 33.45 28.73 28.43 27.52 24.59 23.57 22.86 21.55 20.36 18.63 l5.8G 74.29 13.54 3.60 2.77 Share of cereal imports in mini­ mum per capita calorie requ1remeP.t cf 200 kil cqrams (Perce ntaqe) 137.05 95.15 77.22 71.82 61.08 44.86 43.27 37.14 33.99 32.70 19. 7l 16.73 14.36 14.21 13.76 12.30 ll. 79 ll. 43 10.77 10.18 9.32 7.93 7.16 6.77 1.80 1.38 Source: FAO Trade Yearbc·ck 1980 (Rome, FAO, 1981). 31. In order to probe a little intc the causes of cereal imports in develor,ir.q 1\.frica, a reqression aralysis \-las attempted fer the major '<theat-impcrtir,q countries (Alqeria, Eqypt, the Libyan Jl.rab Jamahiriya, r:crcccc ar:d Tur.isia) ar.d fer cour1tries in sub-Saharan Africa. T\iO factcrs were used: the rate of qrnvth of the volume of cereal imports, ard feed prcd.uction per capita for the pericd 1970-1980. The fcllowir.q results were-cGtaired (t ratics in pa re nt he s e s ) : 39 I:/ECA/Ct--:.9/5 (a) Whea t-impcrti rc ccu L'::.ries Volume c£ _cereal ir.tpcrts = :5.6-2.6(5 feed production per capit. (10.76) (-4.65) 2 R = 0.8781 SE = 3.C8377. (b) Sub-Sahar<J r, Africa Volun•e of cereal ir;,pcrts == 8.899-0.375 fc·cc prcducticr; per capi!:-2., (5.41) (-0.43) 2 R = 0.0049 SE = 7.7535(,. 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the relationship between cereal imports and factors such as feed production and population growth in various African countries. The data and regression analysis suggest that there is a significant correlation between these variables, which is typical of economic development and international trade. The focus on cereal imports and agricultural production also suggests a strong connection to the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector.