Year of publication 2020

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Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

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Pages 9

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Project

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The vast majority of households in Solomon Islands are involved in agricultural and livestock raising activities, and most households also participate in fishing activities These sectors are, therefore, extremely important in this nation, which comprises six large and 986 small islands An agriculture survey was carried out in Solomon Islands in 1986 87 but another had not been conducted since then This lack of up to date data meant that the Government had to rely on ad hoc or anecdotal evidence and was unable to design appropriate policies or meaningful plans for agriculture in the country Agriculture, fisheries and livestock were named as priority areas for sustainable economic growth in the National Development Strategy ( which was contained in the 2016 2035 policy statement of the Democratic Coalition for Change ( It was also noted in the new NDS that analysis and reporting on the previous strategy 2011 2020 was hampered by the lack of reliable data.

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Language English

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