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Agriculture in Hawaii
Articles and information about agriculture in
Hawaii, including fruit and vegetable farming.
The agriculture industry in Hawaii has
been shifting in recent years from growing
pineapple and sugar cane to producing
flowers, coffee, macadamia nuts, papaya, mangos,
noni, salad greens, herbs, and other crops.
The pineapple and sugar industries have been declining in
recent years because those crops can often be grown
less expensively in Asia, Central America, or South America
then in Hawaii.
Many of Hawaii's farmers are moving to more specialized
crops that appeal to upscale niche markets. For
example, the juice of the bitter flavored noni
fruit can sell for up to $30 a bottle, and it is
being promoted as a remedy for many ailments.
Major Hawaiian Crops in 2003:
Pineapple - $103 million
Sugar $64 million
Flowers and Plants - $98 million
Macadamia Nuts - $32 million
Aquaculture - $27.6 million
Coffee - $24 million
Milk - $21 million
Cattle - $17 million
Pineapple Industry in Hawaii
Sugar Industry in Hawaii
Flower Industry in Hawaii
Macadamia Nut Industry in Hawaii
Coffee Industry in Hawaii
Aquaculture
Milk and Dairy Farming
Cattle Ranching
Hawaii State Department of Agriculture
Official Web site for the State of Hawaii
Department of Agriculture.
Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation
An organization formed in 1948 by a group
of farmers on the windward side of Oahu.
Affiliated with the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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Related Links
About Hawaii
Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii for Visitors
Elsewhere on the Web
http://web.archive.org/web/20080131113539/http://www.hawaiiag.org/history.htm">
History of Hawaii Agriculture
History of Agriculture in Hawaii
Agro Resources of Hawaii
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