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38 | <strong>El</strong> <strong>Salvador</strong>: Damage, Loss, and Needs Assesment c) Livestock Subsector In 2008, the livestock subsector gave a greater momentum to the economy, contributing 11.5% of agricultural GDP; it also provided some 152,098 direct jobs dealing with bovine cattle and 10,170 jobs dealing with hogs. The sum of indirect jobs exemplifies the great importance of this subsector, accounting for a total of about 811,340 jobs. IMAGE 15. CORN Source: National Center for Agricultural, Livestock and Forest Technology (CENTA). In addition, MAG has contributed to development by delivering machinery and equipment for the development and use of new technologies. These deliveries included milking machines, cooling tanks, semen banks, hammermills, mixers, choppers, harvesters, shellers, feeding centers, silos and tractors with their respective implements. 26 Despite the high costs of raw materials for the preparation of animal feed, especially corn, soy meal and fats, beef production showed an increase of 6.6% in 2008, supported by the use of lower-cost alternative techniques, with better results used in the cattle fattening process. In addition, the strategy to improve producers’ profitability has been to sell heavier animals. 27 The poultry sector experienced a 13.5% drop in chicken meat production and 6.2% in egg production. For 2009, MAG again estimated a 5% reduction in production compared to that recorded in 2008. The poultry subsector was affected the most, with the loss of 40,918 laying hens, the largest number corresponding to commercial farms, but it should also be considered that the 2,736 backyard chickens belong to peasant families who are on the poverty or extreme-poverty line, and thus the disaster’s impact reduced their incomes. Other damages correspond to smallholder economy, as shown in the chapter dealing with livelihoods. Damages and losses in this subsector total US$6.8 million and are especially concentrated on egg production. 26 See: MAG, Status Report, op. cit. 27 Ibid.
II. POPULATION AND AFFECTED AREAS | 39 TABLE 13. EL SALVADOR: VALUE OF DAMAGES AND LOSSES IN AGRICULTURE. DUE TO TORRENTIAL RAINS, NOVEMBER 2009 (in thousands of US$) Sector and subsector Damages and losses Impact on external sector Total Damages Losses Increase in imports Agriculture (1 + 2) 33,617.7 3,390.1 30,227.6 1. Assets 3,390.1 3,390.1 - 1.1 Lands 2,594.2 2,594.2 - Coffee farms a 1,121.2 1,121.2 - Sugar cane farms b 1,395.0 1,395.0 - Decrease in exports Rural roads 78.0 78.0 - inside farms c 1.2 Agro-productive infrastructure 795.9 795.9 - Irrigation districts 653.0 653.0 - Small-scale irrigation 22.5 22.5 - systems Macro-tunnels 4.2 4.2 - Four greenhouses 24.0 24.0 - Warehouses, etc. 16.6 16.6 - Farm implements d 75.6 75.6 - 2. Production 30,227.6 - 30,227.6 Basic grains 28,090.8 - 28,090.8 Rice 524.7 - 524.7 690.0 Beans e 23,111.4 - 23,111.4 27,728.9 Corn 4,433.3 - 4,433.3 2,474.1 Sorghum 21.4 - 21.4 For export 1,527.6 - 1,527.6 Coffee 982.6 - 982.6 1,675.8 Sugar cane f 545.1 - 545.1 1,509.2 Non-traditional 609.1 - 609.1 Vegetables and root crops 437.3 - 437.3 Tomato 56.3 - 56.3 Loroco g 127.8 - 127.8 862.7 Manioc (cassava) 89.2 - 89.2 Pipián (squash) 43.8 - 43.8 Chile 55.4 - 55.4 Corn 25.2 - 25.2 Green beans 28.9 - 28.9 Watermelon 10.8 - 10.8 Fruits 130.3 - 130.3 Banana 66.7 - 66.7 Guava 63.6 - 63.6 Others 41.5 - 41.5 Sesame 6.5 - 6.5 Nurseries 35.0 - 35.0 Source: CEPAL estimates, based on official and productive-sector information. a The cost of one hectare of land for coffee, including investment, is US$5,040. b The cost of one hectare of land for sugar cane is US$9,100. c An average of US$1,500 per kilometer was used only for coffee farms. d Refers to farm tools (pickaxes, shovels, wheelbarrows, backpack pumps, and hoes). e For 2009–2010, bean imports would increase to 45,000 tons. f If damaged bridges cannot be repaired, losses would equal one million tons, which means 20% of national production that could not be cleared and processed. Exports refer to raw sugar. g Export losses are calculated by leaving 25% of production for domestic consumption.
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