FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO INDONESIA - 17 April 1998
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One of the severest droughts in this century associated with the El Niño phenomenon and the unprecedented financial crisis have dealt a severe blow to Indonesia’s food security. The current drought cycle, which began in early 1997, reduced last year’s aggregate food production and seriously affected the islands of Eastern Indonesia. Planting of this year’s crop season was delayed by up to two months, followed by irregular and below-normal rains in many parts of the country, leading to fears of a significant drop in 1998 foodcrop production. This coincided with a depletion of rice stocks as a result of last year’s reduced production and import volumes and a serious erosion of the purchasing power of a large section of the population due to high inflation caused by an over 70 percent devaluation of the currency against the US dollar and rising unemployment.