text: a r.d the U ni tE::!c: Republic ct Ta r:za da, cereal irr.ports acccu r;t<:!d for 23, 14.7, 17.5, 18.1, 14.6, 2(L3 ar:.d 18.7 per cer:t of total mer- 37 E 1 ECP./ c~: . 9 Is cha rc1ise cnly did the rate exports respectively their cereal impc.rt cf qrcwth of their the qroillth. cf cereal imports. ir. 1980. Fer these countries, not bill rise rapidly but in addition experts laqqed considerably behind Table IV.A.6 Ve-l ume cf ma j cr cereal imports to dev~l opi nq Africa c:_/ (Thcusa nds of tonr.es) 1970 \;heat 2 872 5 Rice 698 ~;aize 384 ~·;illet 167 Sorqhum 61 Barley 25 1975 221 8 586 2 856 2 13(, ?8 173 1980 110 1(,6 520 84 49 346 l.ve raqe annual qroHth rates, 1970-1980 ( Perce nta qe ) 11.0 12.0 20.7 -G.6 -7.2 30.1 --------------------------------------------------4 707 7 000 13 275 12.2 Sources: Tbe State of Feed arxl Aqriculture 1980 (Rome, FJl..O, 1981) arx1 The-State cf Fccxl and AqricultuE~-!.~~n (Rome, FAO, 1982) • a/ Exc1udinq Eqypt, Suda ri: the LibyorJ Arob Jama11iriya an~ the 30. At the ether end of the spectrum are co•J rotries such as I3otswar.a, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, the Libyar. Arab Jamahiriya, r-talawi, Hat:.ritius, Niqeria, H\J<Jrilo, Swazilarx:l, Tunisia and the United Republic of Cameroon, f cr wl1icl1 cerea 1 imports accou roted for a smaller percentaqe of tctal mercha r:dise experts iro 1980 thar. ir· 1970. For sc.me of these cour:tries a moderate cereal im­ port bill \vas accompanied by qrc\tth in exports \vhi~h was faster than qrowth ir> their cereal imports. 38 E/ECA/Cl'i.9/5 Table IV .A. 7 Ccntribution of cereal imports to meeti r;q cal erie requireme r.ts, 1980 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya l>1auri tius Volume of cereal imports (tcnnes) 816 290 182 490 Alqeria 2 921 780 Eqypt G Tu r.isia Morocco l Zambia Se neqal Somalia Botswa ra hozambique 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the cereal imports and exports of various countries, specifically in Africa, and how they relate to the growth of their cereal imports and exports. The data presented seems to be focused on the agricultural sector, with an emphasis on the volume of cereal imports and the rate of growth of cereal imports and exports. This suggests that the text is likely related to agriculture, forestry, and fishing, as well as international trade.