FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - INDONESIA* (25 November)
A recent FAO/WFP mission found that the country's food security situation remains precarious as rice production fell further and the economic crisis is still serious, while unemployment was expected to rise sharply to over 20 million people by the end of 1998. The Mission estimated the 1998 paddy output at 45.4 million tonnes, about 1 million tonnes less than the previous estimate and down from 49.4 million tonnes produced in 1997. The decline is attributed to a combination of the El Niņo-related drought, lower planted area, and a shortage of inputs, including fertilizers and pesticides.
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