Water-Surplus Productivity Improvements In Agrarian Emerging Pacific Island Economies

Abstract

The aggregate rainfall in the Pacific is comparatively higher than in many economies relative to the land area. This contributes to a lot of rainfall and water surplus zones with its added impact on the soil, ultimately agricultural productivity. Having water surplus zones presents a significant opportunity to capture, store, re-purpose and invest the water for maximum agricultural productivity. Due also to climate change and other natural disasters, the region is prone to spells of dry weather at different times in the year. A majority of the economies within the region are agrarian-invested and reliant. However, one of the challenges faced is the limited technological advancement of integrated systems in agriculture in the region. This report reviews available literature and presents some of the possible improvements that could be made within the water-surplus emerging Pacific Island Economies in Agriculture.