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Fast-growing, with low investment and high nutrition, seaweed thrives in the shallow waters of Tabiteuea North, an atoll in the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati. Introduced to South Pacific nations in the 1970s as an alternative to traditional fisheries and copra production, seaweed farming has grown into a significant source of income as well as food for many islands where levels of poverty and malnutrition are high. While most of the seaweed is grown and exported for cash, researchers and aid organizations believe it can also be a healthy local source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, helping counter diet-related diseases in Kiribati, where traditional foods have been displaced by cheap, highly processed imported foods.

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Fast-growing, with low investment and high nutrition, seaweed thrives in the shallow waters of Tabiteuea North, an atoll in the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati. Introduced to South Pacific nations in the 1970s as an alternative to traditional fisheries and copra production, seaweed farming has grown into a significant source of income as well as food for many islands where levels of poverty and malnutrition are high. While most of the seaweed is grown and exported for cash, researchers and aid organizations believe it can also be a healthy local source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, helping counter diet-related diseases in Kiribati, where traditional foods have been displaced by cheap, highly processed imported foods.

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