| Area: | 2 000 sq.km |
| Climate: | Tropical wet-dry; one hot rainy season with cyclone probability; June-October dry and cool |
| Population: | 0.677 million (1997 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 470 (1995) |
| Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country; archipelago of four small islands |
| Logistics: | - |
| Major foodcrops: | Rice, roots, tubers, bananas and coconuts |
| Marketing year: | January/December |
| Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 44 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Most of the country’s agricultural land is planted to cash crops, bananas and root crops. Only one-quarter of the cereal requirement is produced locally and, consequently, there is a structural deficit of some 44 000 tons of cereals, largely covered by commercial imports. Food aid needs are estimated at 10 000 tons.
|
Wheat |
Rice |
Coarse grains |
Total |
|
|
Normal Production (rice in paddy terms) |
- |
15 |
4 |
19 |
|
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) |
3 |
38 |
2 |
43 |
|
of which: Structural food aid |
2 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
|
1997 Domestic availability |
- |
10 |
4 |
14 |
|
1996 Production(rice in paddy terms) |
- |
15 |
4 |
19 |
|
1996 Production(rice in milled terms) |
- |
10 |
4 |
14 |
|
Possible stock drawdown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1997 Utilization |
4 |
50 |
4 |
58 |
|
Food use |
4 |
48 |
2 |
54 |
|
Non-food use |
- |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
1997 Import Requirement |
4 |
40 |
- |
44 |
|
Anticipated commercial imports |
3 |
31 |
- |
34 |
|
Food aid needs |
1 |
9 |
- |
10 |
|
Current Aid Position | ||||
|
Food aid pledges |
- |
4 |
- |
4 |
|
of which: Delivered |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) |
6 |
71 |
3 |
80 |
|
Indexes | ||||
|
1996 production as % of normal: |
100 |
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|
1997 import requirement as % of normal: |
102 |
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|
1997 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): |
125 | |||