utilized.
Imported canned foods are increasing in popularity.
Production
of staple foods could be increased with increased motivation and agriculture
extension education.
New vegetables could be produced with the proper
inputs and an increase in the desire of the people for these products.
The
potential of increasing food imports from the neighboring states of Ponape
and Kosrae should be studied rather than the present practice of increasing
food imports from the U.S.
The latter are more expensive, the foods less
culturally desired, and less nutritious.
For example sweet potatoes, taro
and other more typical South Pacific fruits and vegetables could be imported
form Kosrae instead of rice and wheat from the U.S.
This practice would
also increase intraregional economic relationships and decrease economic
dependencies on the U.S.D.A.
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