Traditional yam cultivation on Pohnpei, Eastern Caroline Islands, Micronesia

Raynor, Bill; Lorens, Adelino; Phillip, Jackson

doi:10.1007/bf02985251

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“…Some variations are the following. In Polynesia, a study found that older yam varieties are named after plant traits, and newer ones carry the names of people (Raynor et al 1992). The study also points out that the people who successfully introduce new varieties usually are allowed to name them.…”

Section: Other Crops and Casesmentioning

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Mechanisms Explaining Variety Naming by Farmers and Name Consistency of Rice Varieties in The Gambia

Nuijten

Almekinders

2008

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Mechanisms Explaining Variety Naming by Farmers and Name Consistency of Rice Varieties in The Gambia. Understanding variety naming by farmers is important for better understanding crop genetic diversity in farmer fields and its management by farmers. This paper describes variety naming of rice by farmers in The Gambia and presents mechanisms that explain naming diversity and consistency. Three types of variety names can be distinguished, referring to common old varieties, common new varieties, and uncommon varieties. Interview and plant data suggest that variety exchange affects variety naming within villages. As a result, variety names give information on the period of time a variety is used in a village, and on the flow of varieties between and within villages. Name consistency within and between villages results from and illuminates the dynamics of variety exchange within and between villages.

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Section: Other Crops and Casesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Mechanisms Explaining Variety Naming by Farmers and Name Consistency of Rice Varieties in The Gambia

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Almekinders

2008

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“…(cited in Pollock 32 , p. 15). Special skills were developed in growing these foods, and these skills were often kept secret within families 50,52 . Calendars were developed for the sequence of planting activities, many of these being recorded by missionaries.…”

Section: Food Classificationsmentioning

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Factors to consider in Micronesian food-based interventions: a case study of preventing vitamin A deficiency

Englberger

Marks

Fitzgerald

2004

Public Health Nutr.

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Background: Many factors need to be considered in a food-based intervention. Vitamin A deficiency and chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, have become serious problems in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) following the decreased production and consumption of locally grown foods. However, agricultural and social conditions are still favourable for local food production. Aim: To identify key factors to consider in a Micronesian food-based intervention focusing on increased production and consumption of four major Micronesian staple foods: banana, breadfruit, giant swamp taro and pandanus. Methods: Ethnographic methods including key informant interviews and a literature review. Results: Pacific and Micronesian values, concepts of food and disease, and food classifications differ sharply from Western concepts. There are few FSM professionals with nutrition expertise. Traditional foods and food cultivars vary in nutrient content, consumption level, cost, availability, status, convenience in growing, storing and cooking, and organoleptic factors. Conclusions: A systematic consideration of the factors that relate to a food-based intervention is critical to its success. The evaluation of which food and cultivar of that food that might be most effectively promoted is also critical. Regional differences, for example FSM inter-island differences between the staple foods and cultivars, must be considered carefully. The evaluation framework presented here may be relevant to Pacific Island and other countries with similar foods where food-based interventions are being planned. An ethnographic approach was found to be essential in understanding the cultural context and in data collection and analysis.

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“…FSM has an extraordinary diversity of plants 64 , with a number of cultivars for each of the major food crops 62,65 . Apart from coconut, the major food crops are breadfruit, banana, giant swamp taro 5 -8,10 -14,18,48 and pandanus 5,6,11 -14 .…”

Section: Local Foodsmentioning

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Insights on food and nutrition in the Federated States of Micronesia: a review of the literature

Englberger

Marks

Fitzgerald

2003

Public Health Nutr.

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Background: Nutrition-related disorders, including vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and chronic diseases, are serious problems in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Many suggest that these disorders are new problems related to dietary and lifestyle changes. In the past four decades, imported foods, such as white rice, flour, sugar, refined foods and fatty meats, have increasingly replaced local foods in the diet. Aim: A literature review was conducted to understand underlying issues related to dietary change and obtain insights for nutrition research and interventions. Method: Published and unpublished papers from different disciplines were reviewed and collated for information on food and nutrition in FSM. Topics covered were historical background, local foods, infant and child feeding, dietary assessment, and nutritional status. Particular focus was on information and data relating to VAD, the primary topic that led to the review of the literature. Conclusions: FSM, a tropical country of abundant agricultural resources, has suffered a great loss in production and consumption of local foods. Inconsistent external and internal government policies and food aid programmes have contributed to the problem. Further research on the nutrient content of local foods and factors affecting production, acquisition and consumption is needed, as well as a broad, well-planned, intersectoral intervention aimed at dietary improvement for all age groups in the population.

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Traditional yam cultivation on Pohnpei, Eastern Caroline Islands, Micronesia

Cited by 9 publications

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Mechanisms Explaining Variety Naming by Farmers and Name Consistency of Rice Varieties in The Gambia

Mechanisms Explaining Variety Naming by Farmers and Name Consistency of Rice Varieties in The Gambia

Factors to consider in Micronesian food-based interventions: a case study of preventing vitamin A deficiency

Insights on food and nutrition in the Federated States of Micronesia: a review of the literature

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