kiribati: AGRICULTURE
Total Area: 811 sq km
Land Area: 811 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate Description: Tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
Terrain Description: mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs
Arable Land Use: 2.47%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 39.51%
Irrigated Land: NA
Total Renewable Water Resources: NA
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: NA
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: NA
Natural Hazards Description: Typhoons can occur any time but usually November to March, occasional tornadoes, low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
Environmental Current Issues: Heavy pollution in lagoon of South Tarawa, open-pit dumping, groundwater at risk
Total Labor Force: 7,870
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 2.7%
Agricultural Products Description: copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables, fish
Land Area: 811 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate Description: Tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
Terrain Description: mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs
Arable Land Use: 2.47%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 39.51%
Irrigated Land: NA
Total Renewable Water Resources: NA
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: NA
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: NA
Natural Hazards Description: Typhoons can occur any time but usually November to March, occasional tornadoes, low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
Environmental Current Issues: Heavy pollution in lagoon of South Tarawa, open-pit dumping, groundwater at risk
Total Labor Force: 7,870
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 2.7%
Agricultural Products Description: copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables, fish
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Mangrove plantation by schoolchildren for coast defense Kiribati.
http://www.solutions-site.org/node/429
http://www.solutions-site.org/node/429
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Composting, Atolls Centre staff working with ACIAR in Kiribati
http://asia.ifad.org/web/kiribati/blogs
http://asia.ifad.org/web/kiribati/blogs
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Cultivation training program for Department of Agriculture (DOA) personnel and a vegetable cultivation training program for farmers
http://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=5290&ctNode=30043&mp=2
http://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=5290&ctNode=30043&mp=2
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