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A majority of households in Vanuatu possess basic traditional production skills that serve to transform the natural assets they have access to - indigenous lands, forest and marine resources - into food, shelter, medicine, and more. The presence of these skills, moreso in rural areas, represents their continued usefulness as well as a cost savings and level of preparedness, and they help explain resilience in the face of natural disasters as well as the recent pandemic of Covid-19. This episode looks at the importance of transferring skills and the ways in which skilled households benefit from their possession.
By Vanuatu Bureau of StatisticsA majority of households in Vanuatu possess basic traditional production skills that serve to transform the natural assets they have access to - indigenous lands, forest and marine resources - into food, shelter, medicine, and more. The presence of these skills, moreso in rural areas, represents their continued usefulness as well as a cost savings and level of preparedness, and they help explain resilience in the face of natural disasters as well as the recent pandemic of Covid-19. This episode looks at the importance of transferring skills and the ways in which skilled households benefit from their possession.