III
FOOD PROGRAMS
At the inception of the Enewetak Resettlement, there were no
significant food bearing trees or crops in especially the
Thus, there was precious little food available
southern islands.
In order to immediately support and
n.
consumptio
for local
resettled from Ujelang, USDA basic
n
populatio
sustain the
to the people, augmented by the
quarterly
issued
s
were
commoditie
program (for elementary
service
food
tal
USDA'S supplemen
also authorized a
program
DOI
The
May).
to
students, September
follow-up on community-wide supplemental food program consisting
Moreover, in order to complement
of commercially-procured food.
local food was obtained and
diet,
food
the essentially imported
procured at Ujelang Atoll in the Marshalls and at Kosrae and
Pohnpei-Islands in the Federated States of Micronesia.
These foods were procured and conveyed to Enewetak on the
community's motor vessel, the Wetsk II during FY 87.
This year
the vessel made five round trips to Ujelang and five round trips
to Kosrae.
A total of 48,354 pounds of copra nuts were procured
at Ujelang and 72,159 pounds of produce was procured at Kosrae.
The fresh food procurement also assisted in stimulating local
agricultural production and served to keep money in the local
economies.
The food program was also incremented by the establishment
of an on-island poultry project which produced fryers as well-as
laying hens.
In 1987, 11,000 chicks were imported.
The net
results
were
community.
22,000
pounds
of
chickens
available
to
the
The side product of this program was the fertilizer
produced by the chickens and used in the agricultural program.
the
The
total
community,
following
amount
has
of
nutritional
improved
supplemental
over
food
food,
the
has
past
been
which
few
is
available to
years,
imported
but
under
consultation of the TTPI Nutritionist through July 1987:;,
USDA
SUPPLEMENTAL (Commercial)
Enriched rice
Baby food (assorted meats,
fruits, vegetables)
Flour
Shortening
Evaporated milk
Canned chicken
Fruit cocktail
Peas
Fruit
juice
Baking powder
Corned beef
Flour (enriched)
Pineapple juice
Mackerel in oil
Sliced pineapple
Sweet potatoes
Salt
Sardines
Soy sauce
Beef stew
the
the