ABSTRACT
Ponape, one of the Caroline Islands, lies near the equator and has a yearround summer climate. With nothing but the sea to block it, the wind covers the island's highest peaks with clouds and rain falls throughout the year. Blessed with abundant water and a warm temperature, Ponape's climate is ideally suited to agriculture. Its main crops are breadfruit, taro, yam, banana and the coconut palm. These crops, plus shellfish and coral fish, make up the traditional daily fare of the Ponapeans. If you go to the mountain fields you can see these crops in abundance and if you go to the seashore you can see shellfish being caught. 'On Ponape nobody lacks food' is a popular saying among the islanders.
