Immediately after the cyclone DARD and the FSAC sent out key messages to farming communities get back into production of food crops. The next step was distribution of food aid together with vegetable seeds to affected areas.
DARD distributed vegetable seeds with its network of partners including TVET, Care International, Oxfam, Act of Peace, ACTIV, OKEANOS, PDCs, CDCs, Area Secretaries, Churches, Chiefs and colleague MALFFB officers.
The Santo 2018 Agriculture show has been a success. All agricultural products were showcased during the event making the show very successful and attracts a lot of people from the four Northern provinces.
Sustainable agricultural crop production is very important for people's livelihood in terms of food security which means that people need to have food supplies available and stable to guarantee healthy living.
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| Regular farmer training is very important to equip farmers with useful skills and knowledge specifically in agriculture to help them better cultivate their farm land taking into account the importance of crop resilience due to frequent natural disasters. |
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| Vanuatu has very important cash crops including kava, cocoa, coconut and coffee. These cash crops contribute greatly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. To date there is an increase in kava production and a drop in copra production. |