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      Challenges for Sustainable Communities in Solomon Islands: Food Production, Market Sale and Livelihoods on Savo Island

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          Abstract

          This article highlights the challenges of community sustainability in the emerging market economy of Solomon Islands as it grows increasingly reliant on imported foodstuffs. It examines the ways in which Solomon Islanders from neighbouring Savo Island engage with HCM and the opportunities it brings. Using Renzaho and Mellor’s (2010) conceptual framework for analysis of food security assessment we explore the symbiotic relationship that provides food security for those living in and around Honiara city, and income for the mostly subsistence farmers who supply Honiara’s growing population with fresh agricultural produce. Data from five focus groups from three villages on Savo Island reveals the critical importance of income from market sales at the HCM. The article demonstrates the mix of logistical and environmental challenges that confront people when trying to earn money through farming and sales of surplus food.

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          Contributors
          Australia
          Australia
          Journal
          PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies
          UTS ePRESS
          05 October 2017
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Western Sydney University
          [2 ]University of Wollongong
          Article
          10.5130/portal.v14i2.5411
          33202e35-3197-4b53-a6f5-c9a2254fd65c

          This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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          Social & Behavioral Sciences,General social science,Cultural studies,Communication & Media studies
          food security,Honiara,Solomon Islands,community sustainability,Savo Island

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