Editing Pitcairn Islands (section)

== Economy ==
=== Agriculture ===
The fertile soil of the Pitcairn valleys, such as Isaac's Valley on the gentle slopes southeast of [[Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands|Adamstown]], produces a wide variety of fruits, including bananas (Pitkern: ''plun''), [[papaya]] (''paw paws''), [[pineapple]]s, [[mango]]es, [[watermelon]]s, [[cantaloupe]]s, [[passionfruit]], [[breadfruit]], [[coconut]]s, [[avocado]]es, and [[citrus]] (including [[mandarin orange]]s, [[grapefruit]], lemons and [[Lime (fruit)|limes]]). Vegetables include [[sweet potato]]es (kumura), carrots, [[sweet corn]], tomatoes, [[taro]], [[yam (vegetable)|yams]], [[peas]], and [[bean]]s. [[Arrowroot]] (''Maranta arundinacea'') and [[sugarcane]] are grown and harvested to produce arrowroot flour and [[molasses]], respectively. Pitcairn Island is remarkably productive and its benign climate supports a wide range of tropical and temperate crops.<ref>Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC): Pitcairn Islands-Joint Country Strategy, 2008.</ref> All land allocation for any use including agriculture is under the discretion of the government. If the government deems agricultural production excessive, then it may tax the land. If the agricultural land has been deemed not up to the standards of the government, it may confiscate and transfer the land without compensation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitcairn.pn/Laws/Land%20Tenure%20Reform%20Ordinance.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 April 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126131937/http://www.pitcairn.pn/Laws/Land%20Tenure%20Reform%20Ordinance.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Fish are plentiful in the seas around Pitcairn. [[Spiny lobster]] and a large variety of fish are caught for meals and for trading aboard passing ships. Almost every day, someone will go fishing, whether it is from the rocks, from a longboat, or diving with a spear gun. There are numerous types of fish around the island. Fish such as nanwee, white fish, moi, and opapa are caught in shallow water, while snapper, big eye, and cod are caught in deep water, and yellow tail and wahoo are caught by trawling.

=== Minerals ===
Manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver and zinc have been discovered within the [[exclusive economic zone]], which extends {{convert|370|km|abbr=on}} offshore and comprises {{convert|880000|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Commonwealth Secretariat |author2=Rupert Jones-Parry |title=The Commonwealth Yearbook 2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lhYARwAACAAJ |year=2010 |publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat |isbn=9780956306012 |chapter=Pitcairn Economy |access-date=7 November 2015 |archive-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412231150/https://books.google.com/books?id=lhYARwAACAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Honey production ===
In 1998, the UK's overseas aid agency, the [[Department for International Development]], funded an [[apiculture]] programme for Pitcairn which included training for Pitcairn's [[beekeeper]]s and a detailed analysis of Pitcairn's bees and honey with particular regard to the presence or absence of disease. Pitcairn has one of the best examples of disease-free bee populations anywhere in the world and the honey produced was and remains exceptionally high in quality. Pitcairn bees are also a placid variety and, within a short time, beekeepers are able to work with them wearing minimal protection.<ref>{{cite news |first=Aislinn |last=Laing |date=9 January 2010 |title=Sales of honey fall for the first time in six years amid British bee colony collapse |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/6953131/Sales-of-honey-fall-for-the-first-time-in-six-years-amid-British-bee-colony-collapse.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |access-date=3 January 2015 |archive-date=4 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104000430/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/6953131/Sales-of-honey-fall-for-the-first-time-in-six-years-amid-British-bee-colony-collapse.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, Pitcairn exports honey to New Zealand and to the United Kingdom. In London, [[Fortnum & Mason]] sells it and it is reportedly a favourite of [[Charles III|King Charles]] and formerly [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Sri |last=Carmichael |date=8 January 2010 |title=I'll let you off, Mr Christian: you make honey fit for a queen |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/ill-let-you-off-mr-christian-you-make-honey-fit-for-a-queen-6798687.html |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]] |access-date=3 January 2015 |archive-date=4 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104000854/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/ill-let-you-off-mr-christian-you-make-honey-fit-for-a-queen-6798687.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Pitcairn Islanders, under the "Bounty Products" and "Delectable Bounty" brands, also export dried fruit including bananas, papayas, pineapples, and mangoes to New Zealand.<ref>Pitcairn Islands Study Center, News Release: Products from Pitcairn, 7 November 1999.</ref> Honey production and all honey-related products are a protected monopoly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitcairn.pn/Laws/Apiaries%20Ordinance.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 April 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126130758/http://www.pitcairn.pn/Laws/Apiaries%20Ordinance.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> All funds and management are under the supervision and discretion of the government.<ref name="pitcairn.pn">{{cite web |url=http://www.pitcairn.pn/Laws/Pitcairn%20Souvenir%20Agency%20Ordinance.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 April 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126131026/http://www.pitcairn.pn/Laws/Pitcairn%20Souvenir%20Agency%20Ordinance.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.government.pn/Pitcairn%20Islands%20Economic%20Report%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 February 2015 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006191646/http://www.government.pn/Pitcairn%20Islands%20Economic%20Report%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Cuisine===
Cuisine is not very developed because of Pitcairn's small population. The most traditional meal is pota, mash from [[palm leaves]] and [[coconut]].<ref>Zdroj: http://www.young.pn/dbz_potta.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128084721/http://www.young.pn/dbz_potta.html |date=28 November 2017 }}</ref> Domestic [[tropical plants]] are abundantly used. These include [[basil]], [[breadfruit]], [[sugar cane]], [[coconut]], [[bananas]] and [[beans]]. [[Meat]] courses consist mainly of [[fish]] and [[beef]]. Given that most of the population's ancestry is from the UK, the cuisine is influenced by [[British cuisine]]; for example, the [[meat pie]].<ref>Zdroj: http://ndish.com/pie/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109134451/http://ndish.com/pie/ |date=9 November 2017 }}</ref>

The cuisine of [[Norfolk Island]] is very similar to that of the Pitcairn Islands, as Norfolk Islanders trace their origins to Pitcairn. The local cuisine is a blend of [[British cuisine]] and [[Tahitian cuisine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jasons.com/norfolk-island/shopping-in-norfolk-island|title=Jasons|website=Jasons|access-date=9 November 2017|archive-date=9 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191119/http://www.jasons.com/norfolk-island/shopping-in-norfolk-island|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightcentre.com.au/world-travel/australia/norfolk-island|title=Norfolk Island Travel Guide - Norfolk Island Tourism - Flight Centre|access-date=9 November 2017|archive-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114547/https://www.flightcentre.com.au/world-travel/australia/norfolk-island|url-status=live}}</ref>

Recipes from Norfolk Island of Pitcairn origin include mudda (green banana dumplings) and kumara pilhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2015/03/the-food-of-norfolk-island.html|title=The Food of Norfolk Island.|website=www.theoldfoodie.com|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201742/http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2015/03/the-food-of-norfolk-island.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.healthy-life.narod.ru/wor_ek156.htm|title=Norfolk Island (Norfolk Island Recipes)|website=www.healthy-life.narod.ru|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233943/http://www.healthy-life.narod.ru/wor_ek156.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The island's cuisine also includes foods not found on Pitcairn, such as chopped salads and fruit pies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2013/07/05/homegrown-norfolk-island|title=Homegrown: Norfolk Island|date=5 July 2013|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727025751/https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2013/07/05/homegrown-norfolk-island|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Tourism ===
Tourism plays a major role on Pitcairn. Tourism is the focus for building the economy. It focuses on small groups coming by charter vessel and staying at "home stays". About ten times a year, passengers from expedition-type cruise ships come ashore for a day, weather permitting.<ref name="FCO">[https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pitcairn-island Foreign travel advice: Pitcairn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406202452/https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pitcairn-island |date=6 April 2020 }}. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. (6 December 2012). Retrieved 29 August 2016.</ref><ref>Pitcairn Island Report prepared by Jaques and Associates, 2003, p. 21.</ref> As of 2019, the government has been operating the MV ''Silver Supporter'' as the island's only dedicated passenger/cargo vessel, providing adventure tourism holidays to Pitcairn every week. Tourists stay with local families and experience the island's culture while contributing to the local economy. Providing accommodation is a growing source of revenue, and some families have invested in private self-contained units adjacent to their homes for tourists to rent.

Entry requirements for short stays, up to 14 days, which do not require a visa, and for longer stays, that do require prior clearance, are explained in official documents.<ref>{{cite web|title=APPLYING FOR A VISA FOR PITCAIRN|url=http://www.pitcairn.gov.pn/visaInfo.php|website=The Government of the PITCAIRN ISLANDS|publisher=Pitcairn Islands Office|access-date=30 March 2018|date=30 March 2018|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327162759/http://www.pitcairn.gov.pn/visaInfo.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Immigration Control Ordinance|url=http://www.pitcairn.gov.pn/immigration_ordinance.pdf#page=6|access-date=30 March 2018|page=5|archive-date=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331040153/http://www.pitcairn.gov.pn/immigration_ordinance.pdf#page=6|url-status=live}}</ref> All persons under 16 years of age require prior clearance before landing, irrespective of the length of stay.<ref>{{cite web|title=Entry requirements|url=https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pitcairn-island/entry-requirements|website=Foreign travel advice Pitcairn Island|publisher=GOV.UK|access-date=30 March 2018|date=30 March 2018|archive-date=1 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101101827/https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pitcairn-island/entry-requirements|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Crafts and external sales===
{{See also|Postage stamps and postal history of the Pitcairn Islands}}
[[File:Pitcairn 1940 07.jpg|thumb|[[Postage stamps and postal history of the Pitcairn Islands|Stamp of the Pitcairn Islands]], 1940, displaying portraits of [[King George VI]] and Fletcher Christian]]
The government holds a monopoly over "any article of whatsoever nature made, manufactured, prepared for sale or produced by any of the inhabitants of Pitcairn Island".<ref name="pitcairn.pn"/> The flow of funds from these revenue sources are from customer to the government to the Pitcairners.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The Pitcairners are involved in creating crafts and curios (made out of wood from [[Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)|Henderson]]). Typical woodcarvings include sharks, fish, whales, dolphins, turtles, vases, birds, walking sticks, book boxes, and models of the ''Bounty''. Miro (''[[Thespesia populnea]]''), a dark and durable wood, is preferred for carving. Islanders also produce [[tapa cloth]] and painted Hattie leaves.<ref>Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Profile on Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territory, 11 February 2010.</ref>

The major sources of revenue have been the sale of coins and postage stamps to collectors, [[.pn]] domain names, and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships, most of which are on the United Kingdom to New Zealand route via the [[Panama Canal]].<ref>Pitcairn Island Report prepared by Jaques and Associates, 2003, p. 18.</ref> The Pitcairn Islands issued their first stamp in 1940. These became very popular with [[Stamp collecting|stamp collectors]], and their sale became the dominant source of revenue for the community. Profits went into a general fund which enabled the island to be mostly self-sufficient. This fund was used to meet the regular needs of the community, and pay wages. Funds in excess of regular expenses were used to build a school and hire a teacher from New Zealand, the first professional teacher hired on the island. The fund was also used to subsidise imports and travel to New Zealand. At later points, the sale of coins and .pn domain names also contributed to the fund. Towards the end of the 20th century, as writing letters became less common and stamp collecting became less popular, revenue for the fund declined.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marks |first1=Kathy |title=Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed |date=3 February 2009 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781416597841 |pages=56–57 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aBl_hS0YgvIC&pg=PA56}}</ref> In 2004, the island went bankrupt, with the British government subsequently providing 90% of its annual budget.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/01/pitcairn200801 |title=Trouble in Paradise |last1=Prochnau |first1=William |last2=Parker |first2=Laura |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=17 December 2007 |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

=== Electricity ===
Diesel generators provide the island with electricity 24/7. A wind power plant was planned to be installed to help reduce the high cost of power generation associated with the import of diesel, but was cancelled in 2013 after a project overrun of three years and a cost of £250,000.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Amoamo|first=Maria|date=November 2013|title=Empire and Erasure: A Case Study of Pitcairn Island|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1953353548|journal=Island Studies Journal|volume=8|issue=2|pages=233–254|doi=10.24043/isj.284|s2cid=58929303|access-date=19 October 2020|via=ProQuest|id={{ProQuest|1953353548}}|doi-access=free}}</ref>

All homes have solar systems generating over 95% of that required for home use.

The only qualified high-voltage electrician on Pitcairn, who manages the electricity grid, reached the age of 67 in 2020.<ref name="government.pn">Rob Solomon and Kirsty Burnett (January 2014) [http://www.government.pn/Pitcairn%20Islands%20Economic%20Report%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf Pitcairn Island Economic Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006191646/http://www.government.pn/Pitcairn%20Islands%20Economic%20Report%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf |date=6 October 2014 }}. government.pn.</ref>