display of coconut resource in agriculture & livestock division in kiribati
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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
QUESTIONS?????????
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