CTAHR Cooperative Extension Service
Commercial Agriculture
With the closure of many sugar and pineapple plantations in Hawai‘i, large areas
of prime agricultural lands became available for diversified agriculture. Hawai‘i’s
mild and year round climate allows Hawai‘i’s farmers to grow a large variety of fruits, vegetables, flowers, ornamental plants, and livestock. Production, transportation
and manufacturing inputs are intrinsically costly in Hawai‘i. However local farmers
and business are able to compete by providing products that add value or serve niche
markets. Import substitution also expands the local market for products, increases
employment, and retains dollars within the state. Examples of high-value or value-added
agri-products with sizable markets for which Hawai‘i has demonstrated global competitiveness
include flowers, landscape and nursery crops, seeds, tropical fruits and nuts, herbs,
beverages, queen bees, and medicinal and cosmetic plant derivatives. Access by local
agribusinesses to superior varieties, best production or cultivation management
practices, processing and handling technologies, and market information is key to
long-term success. This section provides resource information for producers and
others that the College provides and links to College and other resources to crop
and livestock production.
Beef Initiative
Learn more about how CTAHR is helping the local beef cattle industry in developing
and promoting a healthy, low impact, forage fed beef industry. CTAHR’s research,
in high quality beef genetics, pasture and forage development, promotion, marketing
and other statewide efforts are described.
Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center
ADSC provides fee based diagnostic and analytical services for farmers, ranchers,
homeowners, government agencies and other clientele. See this site for soil, plant
tissue, water, feed and heavy metal analyses; disease, insect and nematode identification..
It is based on the Mānoa campus with a branch at the Komohana Research and Extension
Center in Hilo.
Knowledge Master
Contains general information on pest hosts, distribution, damage, biology, and management
in the form of pest summaries.
Seed Program
For descriptions, availability and cost of small and large quantities of CTAHR developed
vegetable and papaya seeds.
Sustainable Agriculture
Home page for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) in Hawai‘i.
Farmers Bookshelf
Information on tropical crop production in Hawai‘i and other related information.
Organic Agriculture
CTAHR’s organic agriculture home page. Find information on production, training
and other resources in organic farming.
Noni
National Organic Plan
Information on National Organic Standards and other resources from the USDA Agricultural
Marketing Service, the agency responsible for the Organic Agriculture in the U.S.
AgTourism
