Sema Bainivalu– Project Coordinator, PIPSO

Content of

Presentation• PIPSO• Agritourism Development in the Pacific• PIPSO’s Activities• Conclusion

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About PIPSOPromoting and Inspiring the growth of Pacific

businesses

16 Forum Island Countries and Territories (FICS):

American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

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Snapshot of update on the initiatives and consultations on

Agri-Tourism

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1st Agribusiness

Forum

Linking the agrifood

sector to tourism

related markets

1 – 3 July 2015

Nadi, Fiji

Policy Setting

Workshop

25 – 27 May 2016

Port Vila, Vanuatu

2nd Agribusiness

Forum

Linking the agrifood

sector to local markets

for economic growth

and improved food and

nutrition security

29 August – 1 Sept

2016

Apia, Samoa

Policy Setting

Workshop

14 –16 December

2016

Apia, Samoa

1st Agribusiness

Festival

Promote linkages

amongst productive

sectors

9 – 11 November

2016

Port Vila, Vanuatu

First Pacific

Week of

Agriculture

16 – 20 October

2017

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Focused

Agritourism

Workshop

18 October 2017

Policy Setting

WorkshopSolomon Islands

21 – 22 November

Honiara,

Solomon Islands

Policy Setting

Workshop

Fiji Islands

23 February 2018 –

Nadi

26 February 2018-

Suva

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Policy SettingWorkshop

Tonga7th- 8th August

2018

Policy SettingWorkshop

Tuvalu7th and 10th of

September 2018

Policy SettingWorkshop

Cook Islands25th and 26th of September 2018

Policy SettingWorkshop

Kiribati15th and 16th January

2019

Regional Policy SettingWorkshop

Fiji1st and 2nd April 2019

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Agri-Tourism Ideas and Activities

Around the Pacific

• Greater focus on agritourism; important sectors in

most PICs

• Opportunities:

▪ in promoting agri-nutrition / local produce vs

imports

▪ local produce to increase in domestic market

• Need to identify local businesses to fill the imports gap

The Way Forward (Points to consider)

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PIPSO’s ACTIVITIES:

About the

Project Leveraging the Development of Local

Food Crops and Fisheries Value Chains

for Improved Nutrition and Sustainable

Food Systems In the Pacific Islands

CTA IFAD and EU Funded

Project Goal?

Strengthen capacity for strategies and

programmes development

To enable more access to nutritious and healthy foods.

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11FEASIBILITY STUDY ON COLLECTION CENTRES IN RURAL AREAS

• Recommendation of 2015 Agribusiness Forum

Outcome

• Collection centres are to function as buying agents

from farmers in rural and remote areas for fruits

and vegetables supplied to hotels and

supermarkets

• Study conducted by Joes Farm and funded by CTA

and SPC.

• Report is currently being finalized for publication.

12PROMOTING THE USE OF LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD AND COOKING METHODS AND

CHEFS FOR DEVELOPMENT

Launch of the Kana Vinaka

Book

CHEFS FOR DEVELOPMENT TRAINING: 18TH-19TH OCTOBER, 2016

13 QUALITY ASSURANCE, CERTIFICATION AND BUSINESS RESILIENCE:

PIPSO and HACCP

Australia (Fiji) Ltd signed an

MOU

Business disaster resilience toolkit launched in

partnership with SPC, FBDRC, EU and ACP Group of

States

14BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL TRAINING FOR SMEs

Financial Management Training for SMEs Business Development Training for SMEs

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CONCLUSION

More can be done in the areas of…..

1. Farm to table initiatives across the region

2. Linkages between tourism sector and other sectors with Agriculture

3. Support services for technical and capacity building of Tourism and

Agriculture sector

4. Support capacity building of local chefs and hotels

5. Support development of value added, quality and branded products

6. Clustering and Collection Centers

7. Certification – HACCP and Organic

8. Starting a Business Ranking

Contact

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Sema BainivaluEmail: semab@pipso.org.fjPhone: (+679) 7736301www.pipso.org.fj

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