| Area: | 23 000 sq.km |
| Climate: | Arid climate |
| Population: | 0.589 million (1996 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: n.a. |
| Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country |
| Logistics: | Djibouti is one of the three gateways of Ethiopia |
| Major foodcrops: | Vegetables |
| Marketing year: | January/December |
| Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | n.a. |
CURRENT SITUATION
Rains in late March and early April brought relief to pastoral areas, affected by severe dry weather conditions in the past months.
As livestock rearing is the main economic activity in the country, the food situation of the affected population is assumed to be tight.
The country is extremely dependent on imports, mostly commercial for cereal consumption.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Normal Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) |
26 |
32 |
2 |
60 |
|
of which: Structural food aid |
10 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
|
1997 Domestic Availability |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1996 Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1996 Production (rice in milled terms) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1997 Utilization |
69 |
51 |
- |
120 |
|
Food use |
37 |
37 |
- |
74 |
|
of which: local purchase requirement |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Non-food use |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
Re-exports |
27 |
13 |
- |
40 |
|
Refugee needs |
5 |
- |
- |
5 |
|
1997 Import Requirement |
69 |
51 |
- |
120 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports |
53 |
46 |
- |
99 1/ |
|
Food aid needs |
16 |
5 |
- |
21 |
|
of which emergency |
5 |
- |
- |
5 |
|
Current Aid Position | ||||
|
Food aid pledges |
8 |
6 |
- |
14 |
|
of which: Delivered |
2 |
6 |
- |
8 |
|
Donor-financed local purchases |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) |
69 |
69 |
- |
138 |
|
Indexes | ||||
|
1996 production as % of normal: |
- |
|||
|
1997 import requirement as % of normal: |
200 |
|||
|
1997 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): |
117 | |||