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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: [email protected]: (+679) 7736304www.pipso.org.fj
Follow us on Twitter:@PIPSOpacific@Innov4AgPacific