Agriculture in the Comoros is an
industry in the country of the
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
.
Production
In 2018, Comoros produced:
* 106 thousand tons of
coconut
The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...
;
* 66 thousand tons of
cassava;
* 46 thousand tons of
banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
;
* 31 thousand tons of
rice;
* 10 thousand tons of
taro;
* 7.8 thousand tons of
sweet potato
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...
;
* 7 thousand tons of
maize;
In addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products.
Comoros production in 2018, by FAO
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Exports
In 2022, main exports were:
* Clove
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, ''Syzygium aromaticum'' (). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring or fragrance in consumer products, ...
- 71% of total exports;
* Ylang-Ylang and other perfume essences - 9% of total exports;
* Vanilla - 4% of total exports;
Comoros' main trading partners in 2022 were:
* Singapore - 35% of total exports;
* Turkey - 23%;
* France - 10%;
* Netherlands - 8%;
* India - 4%
See also
*Economy of the Comoros
The economy of the Comoros is based on subsistence agriculture and fishing. Comoros has inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contribut ...
References
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