The agriculture-nutrition nexus in Kiribati
Kiribati is estimated to need 50% more food by 2030 to feed its growing population. Extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels threaten agricultural production and livelihoods.Overfishing and unregulated commercial development are reducing: Sea cucumber, seaweed and tuna among others are becom...
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2019
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| author | Otiuea, T. Teariki-Ruatu, N. Timeon, E. Francis, Judith Ann Dietershagen, Jana |
| author_browse | Dietershagen, Jana Francis, Judith Ann Otiuea, T. Teariki-Ruatu, N. Timeon, E. |
| author_facet | Otiuea, T. Teariki-Ruatu, N. Timeon, E. Francis, Judith Ann Dietershagen, Jana |
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| description | Kiribati is estimated to need 50% more food by 2030 to feed its growing population. Extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels threaten agricultural production and livelihoods.Overfishing and unregulated commercial development are reducing: Sea cucumber, seaweed and tuna among others are becoming extinct. High dependency on imported foods is changing food tastes and reducing consumption of nutrient dense local foods e.g. giant taro, pandanus and fish. This Technical Brief describes the problems and proposes recommendations to solve them. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2019 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1002702025-03-13T09:46:56Z The agriculture-nutrition nexus in Kiribati Otiuea, T. Teariki-Ruatu, N. Timeon, E. Francis, Judith Ann Dietershagen, Jana Kiribati is estimated to need 50% more food by 2030 to feed its growing population. Extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels threaten agricultural production and livelihoods.Overfishing and unregulated commercial development are reducing: Sea cucumber, seaweed and tuna among others are becoming extinct. High dependency on imported foods is changing food tastes and reducing consumption of nutrient dense local foods e.g. giant taro, pandanus and fish. This Technical Brief describes the problems and proposes recommendations to solve them. 2019-03-13 2019-03-13T10:39:39Z 2019-03-13T10:39:39Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100270 en Open Access application/pdf Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Otiuea, T., Teariki-Ruatu, N., Timeon, E., Francis, J.A., Dietershagen, J. 2019. The agriculture–nutrition nexus in Kiribati. CTA Technical Brief 15. Wageningen: CTA. |
| spellingShingle | Otiuea, T. Teariki-Ruatu, N. Timeon, E. Francis, Judith Ann Dietershagen, Jana The agriculture-nutrition nexus in Kiribati |
| title | The agriculture-nutrition nexus in Kiribati |
| title_full | The agriculture-nutrition nexus in Kiribati |
| title_fullStr | The agriculture-nutrition nexus in Kiribati |
| title_full_unstemmed | The agriculture-nutrition nexus in Kiribati |
| title_short | The agriculture-nutrition nexus in Kiribati |
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| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100270 |
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