Kiribati Beef

Facts about beef in Kiribati

• Consumption of meat products in the country increases this range and can help to combat malnutrition by providing high-quality protein to supplement the established diet of fish.
• Kiribati’s people depend more on aid and imports than their regional neighbors. Imports of meat come mainly from US- Japan and France.
• Pork meat predominates Kiribati. There were 12-400 pigs in Kiribati in 2005; pork production was 876 tons. The Agricultural Division has introduced improved breeds of livestock.
• Kiribati has 40.9 kg/person/year meat consumption as of 2007.
• Meat is an important part of ritual celebrations as food- and sharing meat reinforces social bonds and relationships for the people of Kiribati.