Food security and community development in the Pacific: Case studies from Fiji

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2021
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Vunibola, Suliasi
Leweniqila I
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This paper considers the role of bula vakavanua (the Fijian way of life) in two indigenous Fijian communities, Saroni and Bucalevu, in helping rural villages achieve food security. Traditional mechanisms such as solesolevaki (cultural capital through collective work), together with monthly community work structures in place, can help households achieve food security. Revitalising these traditional mechanisms, encouraging wider use of them, and establishing legal frameworks for protecting traditional food security could have widespread benefits.

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Vunibola S, Leweniqila I (2021). Food security and community development in the Pacific: Case studies from Fiji. Development Bulletin. 82(1). 52-52.
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45 - Indigenous studies::4518 - Pacific Peoples society and community::451805 - Pacific Peoples community and regional development
45 - Indigenous studies::4515 - Pacific Peoples environmental knowledges::451501 - Pacific Peoples agriculture and forestry
45 - Indigenous studies::4513 - Pacific Peoples culture, language and history::451317 - Pacific Peoples research methods
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