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