What Are The Benefits of Agriculture and Farmers?: Country Profile - Fiji

Country Profile - Fiji
Rural Fijians tend to have several sources of livelihood; most households have a wage earner, but also
grow both food and cash crops, and many earn some income from fishing. In the wet areas, the main
food and cash crops are coconuts, ginger, cassava, taro, kava, bananas and breadfruit. The most
common livestock are poultry, pigs and cattle, including some dairy cattle. In the areas with
intermediate rainfall, vegetables, cocoa, passion-fruit and maize predominate, and there are also other
crops including sorghum, tobacco, sweet and Irish potatoes and turmeric. Farmers living in the dry areas
plant rice, both upland and irrigated, and pulses like mug bean and pigeon pea, as well as yams, citrus
fruit, pineapples and mangoes.
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What Are the Benefits of Agriculture and Farmers?
By J. Dianne Dotson; Updated April 17, 2018
Humans once subsisted by hunting and gathering, foraging for available food wherever it could be
found. These early peoples necessarily moved frequently, as food sources changed, became scarce or
moved in the case of animals. This left little time to pursue anything other than survival and a peripatetic
lifestyle. Human society changed dramatically approximately 12,000 years ago, possibly related to the
ending of the last ice age, when agriculture began. People began planting collected seeds, harvesting
them and selecting successful crops. This encouraged people to make permanent homes. With a settled
lifestyle, other pursuits flourished, essentially beginning modern civilization.
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Drought May Force Farmer to Stop
Dry spell in sugar cane farms

August 13 15:03 2017
By: Shratika Singh, LABASA
The current dry spell in the Northern Division is affecting vegetable and root crop farmers.
For Laleen Deo, a cash crop farmer of Wasavulu in Labasa, said she barely makes $100 a month because
of the drought.
Laleen had been planting and selling different kinds of vegetables and root crops for the last three years
in her one acre of land and usually makes $1,000 from her produce when the weather is favourable.
Laleen Deo, 39, a cash crop farmer at Wasavulu in Labasa showing how her bean plant has been
affected by dry spell on August 12. Photo:SHRATIKA SINGH
She sells wholesale vegetables to the Labasa and Wasavulu market vendors.
“The farm is dried up since there is no rain so you can imagine the struggles we are facing,” said
the 39-year- old mother of three.
Before, she would plant cabbage and after three weeks, she would make $100 a day at the
market.
She also used to plant kumala that would be harvested after three months.
“When I harvested last week, there was no crop,” she said.
“If the dry weather continues, I might have to stop farming and resort to something else
because I have to feed my family.” Assistant Minister for Agriculture ViamPillay, during his trip
to Labasa on Friday confirmed that many farmers had revealed that they were affected by dry
weather and the Ministry is looking into ways to assist them.
Edited by: Monica Aguilar
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Climate Change in the Fiji Islands
The Impact of environment hazards on economy, health, and culture
By: Jake Van Deursen
Fiji face increased vulnerability to the elements of climate change. Even if the human population takes
action and reduces emissions, citizens of Fiji will need to modify their lifestyles in order to cope with the
economic, environmental, and social hazards of climate change.
Climate Change Hazards

The primary global hazards affecting Fiji consist of rising sea level, ocean acidification, increased
extreme weather events, and irregular rainfall. When looking at these hazards from a localized
perspective, specific risks arise which impose prominent dangers to island communities. The regional
dangers for the Islands of Fiji include coastal erosion, loss of seashore vegetation, loss of marine
ecosystems, increased frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones, increased flooding, increased drought,
and increased landslides (IPCC, 2014).
Drought: Low water tables on secluded Islands in Fiji affect the well-being of citizens (McIver, 2016).
Western, Eastern, and Northern subdivisions of Fiji are dependent on water deliveries, bringing about
the evident economic issue which comes with transporting resources by air from nearby islands (Relief
web, 2017). Not only does Fijian government have to pay for an emergency supply of water, the
government competes with a United States company at the source in Viti Levu.
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What Are the Benefits of Agriculture and Farmers?

By J. Dianne Dotson; Updated April 17, 2018
Early farmers domesticated cereals, fruits, vegetables and animals. This helped to preserve many species
selected for their high nutrient content and reliable harvests. In turn, the stable food supply created by farms
kept people from starving, and in fact led to a rapid increase in population around the world. Agriculture
gave people the opportunity to create civilizations, fight hunger and work to combat challenges in
population growth and climate change.
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Drought
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A drought is a period of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in prolonged

shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or ground water. A drought
can last for months or years, or may be declared after as few as 15 days.[1] It can have a
substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region[2] and harm to the local
economy.[3] Annual dry seasons in the tropics significantly increase the chances of a drought
developing and subsequent bush fires. Periods of heat can significantly worsen drought
conditions by hastening evaporation of water vapour.
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Economic Impacts
 Farmers may lose money if a drought destroys their crops.

 If a farmer's water supply is too low, the farmer may have to spend more money on irrigation or
to drill new wells.
 Ranchers may have to spend more money on feed and water for their animals.
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Water Conservation
One of the easiest steps we can take to help mitigate the impacts of drought is conserving water. If we use
water wisely at all times, more water will be available to us and to plants and wildlife when a drought
happens.
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Climate Change in Fiji

Olivia Ardo
Climate change in Fiji is affecting a number of the people living there tremendously. The Fijian
government is working to reduce the amount of pollution put into the environment by industrialized
countries such as the U.S. Because Fiji is not a large contributor to the pollution (non-industrialized)
there is not much they can do but ask other large contributing countries to reduce pollution. Another
large change in Fiji due to the climate is the annual rainfall. This is increasing which has caused the
drainage systems in Fiji to be overwhelmed and caused a change in diet for the people in Fiji. On top of
the rainfall increasing dramatically, there are also cases of coastal erosion, saline intrusion into fresh
water sources, flooding and beach erosion.
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What is climate change
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What Are the Benefits of Agriculture and Farmers?

By J. Dianne Dotson; Updated April 17, 2018

("What Are the Benefits of Agriculture and Farmers?” 2018)

Dry spell in sugar cane farms

“When I harvested last week, there was no crop,” she said.

Edited by: Monica Aguilar

("Drought May Force Farmer To Stop | Fiji Sun", 2018)

Climate Change Hazards

("Climate Change in the Fiji Islands | Aksik", 2018)

What Are the Benefits of Agriculture and Farmers?

A drought is a period of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in prolonged

 Farmers may lose money if a drought destroys their crops.

(Kids, Lives? & Impacts, 2018)

Kids, Ourselves? & Conservation, 2018)

Climate Change in Fiji

("Climate Change in Fiji by olivia_ardo - Infogram", 2018)

("Climate change", 2018)

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