Food and Additional Suppliers
Increasing local food production can assist with emergency response in Vanuatu and this would require creating mechanisms to ensure that communities have access to sufficient food immediately after a disaster hits. Following Tropical Cyclone Harold in 2020, three food baskets were established: Sara food basket in North Pentecost, Namaram food basket and Malolo food basket in South Pentecost. The Malolo food basket has since assisted a lot of people in Penama Province during the Manaro volcano ash fall and other natural disasters. Following the twin cyclones Judy and Kevin in March 2023, 300 Vanuatu Golden Hybrid yams were ready for harvest from the Sara food basket which greatly assisted communities in Penama Province. [Source: https://www.dailypost.vu/news/local_news/provincial-food-baskets-to-support-farmers-in-cyclone-affected-areas/article_3384c538-6d77-5077-89a6-372abaca4619.html]
Top exports in 2021 were non-fillet frozen fish, special purpose ships, passenger and cargo ships, perfume plants and molluscs exporting mostly to Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Cyprus and China. In 2021, the merchandise exports increased by 16.7% nominally.
Top imports in 2021 were refined petroleum, fishing ships, poultry meat, delivery trucks and sawn wood importing mostly from China, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Singapore. In 2021, Vanuatu’s merchandise imports increased by 12.9% nominally.
Generic country information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For a general overview of country data related to the service and supply sectors, please consult the following sources:
The Observatory of Economic Complexity – MIT (OEC): https://oec.world/en/profile/country/vut
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