Roadside sales activities in a South Pacific Island

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the reduced exports and imports as well as the lack of activity due to the interruption in the international tourism economy seriously impacted food security in many Pacific Islands. People often returned to natural resources to provide for themselves, their families, o...

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Published inPloS one Vol. 18; no. 4; p. e0284276
Main Authors Minier, Lana, Fourrière, Manon, Gairin, Emma, Gourlaouen, Alannah, Krimou, Stéphanie, Berthe, Cécile, Maueau, Tehani, Doom, Milton, Sturny, Vincent, Mills, Suzanne C, Lecchini, David, Bertucci, Frédéric
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Public Library of Science 27.04.2023
Subjects
Epidemics
Evaluation
Food supply
French Polynesia
Local food
Pacific Islands
Sustainable agriculture
Travel industry
Travel restrictions
Pacific Islands
French Polynesia
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Summary:During the COVID-19 pandemic, the reduced exports and imports as well as the lack of activity due to the interruption in the international tourism economy seriously impacted food security in many Pacific Islands. People often returned to natural resources to provide for themselves, their families, or to generate income. On Bora-Bora Island, the major tourist destination in French Polynesia, roadside sales are widespread. Our study analyses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on roadside sales activities through a census of roadside stalls on the five Bora-Bora districts conducted before (January and February 2020), during (from March 2020 to October 2021) and after (from November to December 2021) health-related activity and travel restrictions. Our results showed that the marketing system for local products (fruits, vegetables, cooked meals, and fish) increased in the form of roadside sales during the COVID-19 in two of the five districts of Bora-Bora. Roadside selling would be an alternative system for providing food to the population at Bora-Bora during a global crisis and that could reveal itself sustainable after this pandemic.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0284276