Fig. 1: Characteristics of Small Islands Agriculture.
From: Women-led sustainable innovation in small island agriculture: challenges and barriers
illustrates the key structural, environmental, and socio-economic characteristics that shape agriculture in small island contexts. The figure highlights limited cultivatable land, constrained human resources, subsistence-oriented production, climate vulnerability, diverse and integrated farming systems, dependence on imports, reliance on coastal and marine resources, community-based agricultural practices, tourism-linked agriculture, and the central role of innovation for sustainability. Together, these characteristics frame the unique conditions under which agricultural development and sustainable innovation must operate in small island environments.
