Even tropical fruits and vegetables are sparse compared to other island countries I have visited. Absent are the road side stands offering coconut water and other fresh produce to the tourists. Even pasture land is at a premium. If you have a few acres, you're considered prime for the livestock business. The moisture situation is even worse this year due to drought.
Pastures are short, brown and overgrazed.
Goats do better than sheep and cows during drought, since they consume a wider variety of plant life and have a higher browse line. Most of the livestock are supplemented with grain, hay or liquid molasses. Nutrition is the limiting factor in livestock production. In fact, there seems little point in exporting superior genetics unless nutrition can be improved. Supplemental feeds are very expensive due to exorbitant transportation costs from the States or other islands.