Are there market gardeners and farms in Tahiti?
Response to Olivier
Ia ora na and maeva on the FAQ from the Tahiti Pratique blog where today I answer Olivier who wants to know if there are any vegetable and agricultural exploitations in Tahiti.
From 4000 to 5000 farms
Well yes Olivier here there is about 4000 à 5000 operators agricultural throughout French Polynesia . most of vegetable who grow products that you know, such as tomatoes , the salads , the eggplant , the zucchini , the cucumbers , tropical fruits like ananas , mangos , bananas , grapefruit , lemons , papayas , oranges , coconut , lawyers , etc ... Also widely used in local cuisine, they also produce taro, cassava , Yam and fafa , a type of spinach.
Greenhouses in the tropics!
Moreover, you will certainly be surprised if I tell you that there are market gardeners who use greenhouses . In fact, they allow you to protect against bad weather. The latter can be quite harsh here. weather depressions with very heavy rainfall are rife and this protects the crops. And then we can control the temperature , the humidity , as well as ventilation and therefore make quality products at any time of the year . Therefore, farmers are not restricted by the rhythm of our 2 seasons .
And breeding too…
In addition to market gardeners, you also have farmers who doLivestock . Cattle (meat and milk), pigs , hens (eggs) are present in meadows and farms. In smaller quantities, we also find goats or alternatively sheep . We also raise fish which complement the products of daily fishing and shrimp . Others do copra , the dried albumen of the coconut that is used a lot here in cosmetic to make for example know , shampoos or of course the famous monoi from Tahiti.
Organic is becoming more popular
Additionally, we have products that are stamped organic This is increasingly the case and for several years now, clear progress are made in this area.
The Taravao plateau as a spearhead
Now, and to make my answer as complete as possible, I will add that most of these Tahitian operators are mainly concentrated around Taravao, on plateau in the southeast of the island. This plateau where the altitude can reach 500 ou 600 meters benefit from temperatures more favorable to agriculture and livestock.
Ultimately
There you go Olivier, I hope I have answered your question well and I invite anyone who has questions about life in Tahiti (because they want to come there on vacation or simply dream of settling there), to ask me in the comments of the articles or videos in the category FAQ. I look forward to seeing you there 😉
Plus récent
Dutch Van Der Linde? Is that you?
Ia ora na. I don't understand. I'm not Dutch Van Der Linde. I'm TiTi. Sorry.