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2 Case Study

Kiribati Nutrition
Enhancement Project

Students having lunch: Technical mission in Kiribati supervising the school lunch
program.

The Republic of Kiribati (Kiribati) is three pillars supporting global or industry to reinforce broodstock and fry
Taiwan’s important diplomatic ally in regional food security: food access - production/reproduction and improve
the South Pacific. Kiribati is an island having sufficient resources to obtain techniques for raising milkfish fry, to
country on the Equator with long and appropriate foods for a nutritious diet; address the obstacles of gradually
narrow land surrounded by seawater. food availability - sufficient quantities of depleting marine resources and
Therefore, arable lands are scarce food available on a consistent basis; declining fish-based protein sources.
and in poor condition. The daily diet of and food use - appropriate use based In summary, the TaiwanICDF’s
the residents is composed of mainly on knowledge of basic nutrition and agriculture missions put in tremendous
carbohydrates and canned foods care, as well as adequate water and efforts to expand supply of vegetables
with minimal fruits and vegetables. sanitation. and fruits to the lunch program of
The residents have poor knowledge As such, the projects planned the local secondary school through
of fundamental nutrition and therefore and implemented by the TaiwanICDF localized vegetable, pork and fish
non-communicable diseases such as in Kiribati are centered on food production. Aided with promotional
hypertension, diabetes and obesity security. In the Horticulture Project, activities and nutrition education, these
have become highly prevalent. the technical team selected 10 projects effectively increased Kiribati
In view of this, the TaiwanICDF varieties of vegetables for expanded students’ and residents’ vegetable
began to dispatch resident agriculture production, aiming to supply to intake. A health monitoring system was
missions to the country since Taiwan the lunch programs at the local also introduced with healthy menus
established diplomatic ties with secondary school. A series of courses developed by nutritionists reflecting
Kiribati. The missions aim to provide and activities on nutrition education the local eating habits to promote a
assistance on horticulture, pig rearing were also designed to educate the balanced diet among the younger
and fish breeding. Through integrating students and the public on the need generation. This project has received
with promotional activities for public to consume more vegetables. In the wide attention from the Kiribati
health and nutrition, the TaiwanICDF Pig rearing Project, the technical team government and a plan to expand the
encouraged Kiribati residents to conducted a survey on market supply project to outer islands is underway,
consume more vegetables, in aim to and demand, production and sales, aiming to improve the nutritional
improve local dietary habits. prices, reproduction and rearing to imbalance problems in Kiribati and
optimize Kiribati’s basic database on help the nation maintain food security.
Improving nutritional imbalance pig rearing and assist the country
and maintaining food security to improve cross-breeding species.
At the 1996 World Food Summit, The agricultural mission introduced
the United Nations introduced the boar reproduction and hog rearing
concept of food security which not only management techniques and provided
addressed personal dietary needs, but veterinary services to increase
also covered the scope of sustainable local production of pork. As to the
economic development, environmental Aquaculture Project, the technical
protection and trade. The World Health team adopted Taiwan’s experience
Organization (WHO) further elaborated and strength in the milkfish production

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