Publication Date
Fall 2018
Abstract
The Fa’aSāmoa, a concept that incorporated culture, tradition, and heritage all specific to Sāmoa, impacts the daily life of Sāmoans. Agriculture and farming also have a role in everyday life, as they impact food security, the economy, and have ties to cultural events. This paper recognizes the importance of the Fa’aSāmoa and agriculture separately and then observes how the Fa’aSāmoa impacts agriculture and is incorporated into agricultural development. Through interviews with local Sāmoans and the use of historical particularism, the cultural side of agriculture and farming is better understood and its importance in society is analyzed through customary land and chiefly titles, farming practices, the impact of colonization and globalization, the role of education, resilience to climate change, and gender roles. The Fa’aSāmoa can be argued to have either a positive or negative effect on agricultural development, but its role cannot be understated. (143)
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Family, Life Course, and Society | Food Security | Other International and Area Studies
Recommended Citation
Stanis, Elizabeth, "Over a Cup of Tea and Koko Sāmoa" (2018). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 2976.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2976
Included in
Community-Based Research Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Food Security Commons, Other International and Area Studies Commons
Program Name
Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania