DevelopmentofAgritourisminthePacific

Kristyn Lobendahn – Communications Officer, PIPSO

Content of Presentation

•PIPSO•DevelopmentinAgritourisminthePacific•PIPSO’sActivities•Conclusion

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About PIPSO

PromotingandInspiringthegrowthofPacificbusinesses

16ForumIslandCountriesandTerritories(FICS):

AmericanSamoa,CookIslands,Fiji,FederatedStatesofMicronesia,Kiribati,Nauru,NewCaledonia,Niue,Palau,PapuaNewGuinea,RepublicofMarshallIslands,Samoa,SolomonIslands,Tonga,Tuvalu,Vanuatu.

AssociateMembers:

NewCaledoniaandFrenchPolynesia

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Agritourism Development in the Pacific

Majority Export Earner – Samoa and VanuatuLargest Single Source – TongaPrimary Export Earner - Fiji

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1st Agribusiness Forum

Linking the agrifood sector to tourism related markets

1 – 3 July 2015Nadi, Fiji

Policy Setting Workshop

25 – 27 May 2016Port 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 SettingWorkshop

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 SettingWorkshop

Solomon Islands

21 – 22 NovemberHoniara,

Solomon Islands

Policy SettingWorkshopFiji Islands

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PIPSO’s ACTIVITIES:

About the Project

▫ Leveraging the Development of Local FoodCrops and Fisheries Value Chains forImproved Nutrition and Sustainable FoodSystems In the Pacific Islands

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8 FEASIBILITY 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.

9 PROMOTING THE USE OF LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD AND COOKING METHODS AND CHEFS FOR DEVELOPMENT

Launch of the Kana VinakaBook

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

10 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

11BUSINESS 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 region2. Linkages between tourism sector and other sectors with Agriculture3. Support services for technical and capacity building of Tourism and Agriculture sector4. Support capacity building of local chefs and hotels 5. Support development of value added, quality and branded products6. Clustering and Collection Centers7. Certification – HACCP and Organic8. Starting a Business Ranking

Contact

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Kristyn LobendahnEmail: kristynl@pipso.org.fjPhone: (+679) 7736304www.pipso.org.fj

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