Cicia
Cicia | |
|---|---|
Island | |
  Cicia Location in Fiji  Cicia Cicia (Oceania) | |
| Coordinates:17°45′S179°18′W/ 17.750°S 179.300°W | |
| Country | Fiji |
| Island group | NorthernLau Islands |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.6 km2(13.4 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (June 1994)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,197 |
| • Density | 35/km2(90/sq mi) |
Cicia(pronounced[ðiˈði.a]) is aFi gianisland of theLau Group.One of theNorthern Lau Islands,Cicia isvolcanicand is composed of raisedcoral.Its area is 34.6 square kilometres (13 sq mi).[1]
Cicia is inhabited and has a Public Works Department depot, ajetty,and an airstrip,Cicia Airport.There are five villages on the island namely: Lomati, Mabula, Naceva, Natokalau and Tarakua. Tarakua is the chiefly village, with its chief being paramount on Cicia. There is a road which encircles the island and connects all villages. There are two agricultural estates. The local economy mainly depends oncopra.[1]
TheAustralian magpie(Gymnorhina tibicen)was introduced to Cicia in order to controlcoconutpests and is now endemic to the island.
Declared Organic Island 2013[edit]
The Organic Island Cicia has committed to having 100% of its farm agriculture producedorganically. In June 2013 the island's leaders declared Cicia organic, and this has been certified by COMA. The agency worked with farmers to explain the Participatory Guarantee System and their roles in promoting and protecting the PGS. COMA continues to raise awareness in the schools and community about the organic certification. COMA's Certification Committee monitor's the operation of the PGS to ensure it adheres to the guidelines. To achieve this, the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (POETCom) with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), is working with members of the Cicia Rural Development Committee and the community. Together they are building farmer capacity through a method of organic certification known as a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS), and developing local market chains for organic produce.
Another Pacific island to have made this commitment isAbaianginKiribati.[2]
References[edit]
- ^abcdLewis, J.; Mourits, L. J. M. (March 1995)."Water Resource Investigations on Cicia"(PDF).Suva, Fiji.Retrieved23 July2023.
- ^Paull, John (2017)"Four New Strategies to Grow the Organic Agriculture Sector",Agrofor International Journal, 2(3):61-70.
Further reading[edit]
- Paull, J. (2006)."The farm as organism: The foundational idea of organic agriculture".Journal of Bio-Dynamics Tasmania.83:14–18.
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