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Pacific Island Office Resource Guide:
Agricultural Development
Agricultural Development Publications
Framework for Sustainable Agricultural Development on Yap
By Margie Falanruw
Contact: Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
Box 215, Yap, FM 96943
Tel: (691) 350-4630 Fax: (691) 350-2455
Margie Falanruw (mfalanruw@mail.fm)
Abstract: The close relationship between island cultures, food production systems, and the island ecosystem has faded with the availability of new inputs and options; while the need for better management of natural resources is increasing. One of the more helpful applications of the tools of science would be the development of an overview of the relationship between indigenous and modern technologies of resource- use, and the island's natural resource base. Such a framework would help evaluate traditional, modern and perhaps neotraditional options for optimizing land use. This paper presents such a framework and shows how it could be used for sustainable agricultural development on Yap island. It concludes with an example of a traditional production system which is both productive and sustainable.
Agricultural Development Educational Resources
Palau Community College, Agricultural Science ProgramContact: Palau Community College, Agricultural Science Program
P.O. Box 9, Koror, Palau 96940, Republic of Palau
Phone: (680) 488-2470/1 Fax: (680) 488-2447
Joel E. Miles, Ph.D. (joelm@belau.org)
The Agricultural Science Program is a 2-year post-secondary (college) program culminating in an Associate in Science Degree. The program includes courses in horticultural crop production, crop protection, livestock production, and farm business management. The emphasis is on sustainability, production of traditional crops, agroforestry, integrated pest management. All courses include hands on farm experience.