Developing Capacity for Implementing the Cook Islands Census of Agriculture and Fisheries 2021 - TCP/CKI/3801
| dc.coverage | Cook Islands | |
| dc.date | 2024-11-14T13:35:19Z | |
| dc.date | 2024-11-14T13:35:19Z | |
| dc.date | 2024 | |
| dc.date | 2024-11-14T13:33:41Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T20:05:22Z | |
| dc.description | Cook Islands, a country comprising 15 islands, is spread over two million square kilometres of the South Pacific Ocean. Its population in March 2020 was estimated at 17 600, with about four times this number residing in New Zealand. Cook Islanders are also New Zealand citizens, resulting in a considerable movement of people between the two countries. The agriculture and fisheries sector contributes only 2.4 percent to the gross domestic product. However, community-based agriculture and fisheries remain an important part of the traditional economy, especially in the outer islands. Agriculture provides a livelihood for many people and is important for food production and food security. Over two-thirds of households are engaged in some form of agriculture, usually for subsistence purposes, and nearly 40 percent are engaged in fishing. Agriculture and fisheries remain at the forefront of the government’s economic growth strategy, which is focused on increasing agricultural production to improve food security and nutrition, within the framework of sustainable natural resources management and an improved quality of life. Specifically, the government aims to improve agricultural practices, develop the livestock sector, train farmers, improve access to credit, create market opportunities and develop support mechanisms for farmers | |
| dc.format | 8 | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd3222en | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/184210 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.publisher | FAO ; | |
| dc.rights | FAO | |
| dc.rights | CC BY NC SA 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.title | Developing Capacity for Implementing the Cook Islands Census of Agriculture and Fisheries 2021 - TCP/CKI/3801 | |
| dc.type | Project |