Nonetheless, development has been hampered because much of the land is swampland. With an area of about 18 square kilometers and a population of just over 1200, little Taumi has in the past relied mainly on planting of secondary crops such as bamboo shoots for its main source of income.
然而，由於沼澤多、開發不易，面積約十八平方公里、人口一千兩百多人的小小桃米，過去多以種植麻竹筍、茭白筍等雜作為主要經濟來源。