FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report - November 1997:

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DJIBOUTI


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 the first dekad of October in pastoral areas improved pastures and water availabilities for livestock.

Livestock is the main activity and the country is extremely dependent on imports, mostly commercial, for cereal consumption.



CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 1997 MARKETING YEAR (in thousand tons)


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


1/ Includes 40 000 tons of re-exports (27 000 tons of wheat and 13 000 tons of rice).

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