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DJIBOUTI

Area:	23 000 sq.km
Climate:	Arid climate
Population:	0.52 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 950 (1990)
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

The main agricultural activity is livestock, and the country is entirely dependent on imports, mostly commercial, for cereal consumption. There are a substantial number of refugees in the country receiving international assistance. Cereal import needs in 1996 amount to 120 000 tons (including re-exports). Food aid is estimated at 21 000 tons.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 1996 MARKETING YEAR (in thousand tons)

	Wheat	Rice	Coarse grains	Total
Normal production	-	-	-	-
Normal imports (incl. re-exports)	26	32	2	60
of which: Structural food aid	10	7	1	18
1995 Production	-	-	-	-
1996 Utilization	69	51	-	120
Food use	37	37	-	74
Non-food use	-	1	-	1
Re-exports	27	13	-	40
Refugee needs	5	-	-	5
1996 Import Requirement	69	51	-	120
Anticipated commercial imports	53	46	-	99 1/
Food aid needs	16	5	-	21
of which: Refugee needs	5	-	-	5
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	2	-	-	2
of which: Delivered	-	-	-	-
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year)	69	69	-	138
Indexes
1995 production as % of normal:				-
1996 import requirement as % of normal:				200
1996 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).

FAO/GIEWS - April 1996