Display of Coconut Resource

in Agriculture & Livestock

Division in

Kiribati

Mr Maio TebaniaALD

MELAD

Overview

GIS in Agriculture & Livestock Division (ALD)

Completed work Challenges faced Possible solutions to future

challenges Plans for 2014

Acknowledgement

Aid-Donors FAO SPC GIZ USAID

Technical staff from SPC/SOPAC Dr Wolf Forstreuter and Mr Kataebati

Bataua▪ Providing energetic full-support

GIS/RS in ALD

Early 2003 GIS/RS has been introduce in Kiribati MELAD ▪ Coconut resource assessment (ALD)

In 2009 a short training conducted Vegetation mapping▪ MapInfo & MapBasic, Access Database (MO)

2013 Coconut Resource Assessment carried out

Completed Work

Mapping of vegetation cover for each islands 17 from the Gilbert islands 8 from Phoenix islands 8 from Line islands

Coconut inventory assessment North, South Tarawa and Abaiang

Summary of Vegetation Cover (hectare)

Vegetation % Non-

Vegetation % Total Land Area

Kiribati Islands 21447 74 7434

26

28881

Phoenix islands 2081 56 1636

44

3717

Line Islands 24356 33 5030667

74662

47884 45 5937655

107260

Coconut palms cover (hectare)

Coconut % Other Vegetation %

Total vegetation

cover

Kiribati Islands 16199 76 5248 24 21447

Phoenix islands 313 15 1768 85 2081

Line Islands 6025 25 18304 75 24356

22564 47 25320 53 47884

Tarawa Coconut Assessment results

Abaiang Coconut assessment results

Plans for 2014

Coconut inventories assessment to carry out Outer islands▪ Chrismas , Tabuaeran and Teraina islands

Planning to establish the monitoring unit in order to keep this kind of information▪ Future reference

Challenges faced

Office equipment Computers ▪ proper storage

Lack of a well-trained staff Carried out assessment ▪ Coconut Inventory

Possible solutions

To seek more funds Computer and storage facilities

Assistant from SOPAC/SPC Conduct further training Short term attachment with SOPAC

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