Samoa Agritourism Policy Setting Workshop 2016: Jimmy Hatier - Regional perspective on...

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December 2016 December 2016 SAMOA AGRITOURISM POLICY SETTING FORUM SAMOA AGRITOURISM POLICY SETTING FORUM AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH IN SUPPORT OF TOURISM AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH IN SUPPORT OF TOURISM

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December 2016December 2016

SAMOA AGRITOURISM POLICY SETTING FORUMSAMOA AGRITOURISM POLICY SETTING FORUM

AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH IN SUPPORT OF TOURISMAGRICULTURE AND HEALTH IN SUPPORT OF TOURISM

To share the lessons learned from the Agriculture – Nutritionrapid scan in the light of current trends in Agriculture, Health and Tourism

OBJECTIVES

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Body Mass Index Body Mass Index (kg/m(kg/m22))

18 18 -- 64 years old (yo)64 years old (yo)

<18.5<18.5 ≥ 25.0≥ 25.0

Ministry of Health. 2014. Samoa STEPS Report.

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SAMOA

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The Nielsen Global Health & Wellness Survey 2015..

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WELLNESS MARKET 3 X LARGERTHAN WORLDWIDE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

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DETOX HOLIDAYS / VACATIONS

http://www.healthandfitnesstravel.com/detox-holidays/

Detoxification is a health technique that enhances our body'sability to neutralise and safely eliminate harmful toxinsthrough good nutrition, carefully chosen treatments andholistic activities such as yoga to achieve mental clarity andstress reduction.

DETOX HOLIDAYS / VACATIONS

https://www.bookyogaretreats.com/all/c/yoga-detox-retreats/s/general-yoga/d/asia-and-oceania/samoa

DETOX HOLIDAYS / VACATIONS

https://www.bookyogaretreats.com/all/c/yoga-detox-retreats/d/the-americas-and-caribbean

http://www.healthandfitnesstravel.com/detox-holidays/

DETOX HOLIDAYS / VACATIONS

INCREASEINCREASE

Stanford School of Medicine Cancer information Page- Nutrition to Reduce Cancer Risk

DETOX HOLIDAYS / VACATIONS

Chinese Cabbage

Taro leaves

Cassava leaves

Bailey, JM. 1992. The Leaves We Eat. SPC Handbook No. 31. Noumea: South Pacific Commission

Agricultural Development in the American Pacific. 1994. Pacific Island Cookbook

REGION ABUNDANT WITH HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS LEAFY VEGETABLES

Protein

Vitamin A

Iron

Calcium

REGION ABUNDANT WITH HEALTHY FRUITS

Aravind G, Debjit B, Duraivel S, Harish G. 2013. Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Carica papaya. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies. 1: 7-15

Vitamin-C - Immunity

Vitamin-A - Vision

Low Calories - Diabetic

Papain - Protein

Antibacterial Properties E.coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus

Anti-Parasitic

Help Detoxify the Liver

Used in Face mask (with Honey)

REGION ABUNDANT WITH HEALTHY FRUITS

Agricultural Development in the American Pacific. 1994. Pacific Island CookbookFeingold. 2004. A vegetable milk substitute: Taro. Journal of Allergy. 13: 488-493.

Taro

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Infant Formula

Substitute for Wheat flour

STRENGTHENING THE LINKAGE BETWEEN HEALTH

TOURISM AGRICULTURE

Lyons, Graham, Taylor Mary 2014. ACIAR: Feasibility study on increasing the consumption of nutritionally rich leafy vegetables …Dwyer - ‎1989. Tourist Hotel Food and Beverage Imports in Fiji and Vanuatu. Pacific Studies, Vol. 13, No. 1.

External Factors

- Availability of Food- Cultural Obligations- Price

Internal Factors

- Taste- Ease of preparation

Thank you