What fruits and vegetables grow in fiji

The important vegetables grown in Fiji are sweet potato, tomatoes, English cabbage, Chinese cabbage, French beans, long beans, cowpeas, lettuce, eggplants, cucumber, okra, pumpkin and chillies.

Rural Fijians tend to have several sources of livelihood; most households have a wage earner, but also grow both food and cash crops, and many earn some income from fishing. In the wet areas, the main food and cash crops are coconuts, ginger, cassava, taro, kava, bananas and breadfruit.

Fiji is a primary agricultural-based economy. The main crops grown in the country include sugarcane, copra, ginger, tropical fruits and vegetables. Livestock products include beef, pork, chicken and eggs.

The Avocado is a seasonal fruit in Fiji. Once managed well, plants can produce an average of 100 – 200 fruits per tree with high yielding varieties producing more than 300 fruits per tree at peak production.

While Fiji relies on traditional fruits such as bananas, pineapples, papayas and mangoes, it continues to import other fruits such as oranges, apples, pears and grapes, according to a statement from Fiji’s Department of Information on Monday.