Agriculture Working Group

Key Priorities Immediate

1) Countries in the Pacific, needs to be segregated into 3 groupings which recognises the different level of developments and which would indicate the level and type of assistance required for the Agriculture industry The 3 Groupings are: a) Group X Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Is, Tonga, Vanuatu, b) Group Y Cook Is, Kiribati, Niue, Tuvalu, Nauru c) Group Z FSM, RMI, Palau 2) Regional Market Access exploring regional opportunities for exports to other Pacific Island Countries Obtain consent from members countries on the groupings recommended Should members require validation of the groupings recommended, FAO assistance is to be sought.

Key Action Medium Long Term

Key Performance Indicators

Consent by Members to be obtained by end of March 2011 Validation of the groupings to be obtained by end April

Countries to provide their accessibility list of products & protocols NPSOs to provide the list of import/exports data (value and volume) of their countries with the assistance of the Ministry of Agriculture Working Group reconcile anomalies/gaps in reports to the the

The products and protocol list to be prepared by end of April 2011 Import/Export data to be ready by end August 2011 Increase in the number of allowed items - market access achieved Increase in the level of Exports per item (Value/Volume)

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opportunities for exports Disseminate information on exports gaps at national level Results to be communicated to all exporters, near export capable organisations and other stakeholders at national level Establish all viable crops/livestock/floriculture based on latitude of each groupings versus the current approved list of supplies countries

Key Action Medium Long Term

Key Performance Indicators

3) Enhancing the Protocols in the International Markets

Obtain FAO Report on the disease status report for the Pacific Islands and determine the need to update the report

4) Capacity Building Association

of

Growers

Achieve a national mandate for growers/farmers associations Strengthening the capacity of the

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Reconcile the anomalies/gaps in the reports Identify and prioritize the opportunities Disseminate the information at national level Increase in the number of allowed items (Market Access Achieved) Level of Exports per item (Value/Volume) Results to be communicate to all exporters, near export capable organisations and other stakeholders at national level Improving the market information and regular updates to farmers on markets, commodities, prices Regular dialogues with Governments and other key stakeholders

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organization Adequate representation of the private sector in Government Committees

Key Action Medium

engagements

Key Performance Indicators Long Term

Increase private sector representation to 60% in Industry Committees Provision of quality data to show implications of decisions and practices made ($ Value) Increase in the access of approved commodities into the markets Minimizing the time for the inclusion of the proposed items in the approved list Reduction in the time of the identification and resolution of the risk

5) Industry to make recommendations Obtain/Assess the risk on the mitigation steps to take on assessments reports the risks identified Obtain reports on similar risks occurring for similar commodities in other countries Consult expert/industry advice where required

6) Capacity Building For Farmers

Identify the priority crops/livestocks Establish the current export yield deficiencies with MAFF and Farmers Association Ascertain the viability and prioritize the potential products for farming/training Conduct appropriate training on farming techniques to increase the export yield of identified

Use sub-regional Consider approaching or regional the appropriate platform to political forums to resolve issues advance the resolutions identified of the issues Seek initial opinion from the relevant Quarantine Authorities of the mitigation approach/ proposals Farmers association to assess funding from various agencies to fund training e.g. PIPSO PIPSO to obtain details of all development programmes undertaken by regional and Page 3 of 4

Increase in export yields to regional and international markets Increase in domestic production Reduction in the negative impact on the environment

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crops/livestocks Training on Sustainable land use practices

Key Action Medium

international organisations in the agriculture industry for dissemination to members

Key Performance Indicators Long Term

7) Availability of land for agricultural uses

Increasing the rate of renewing and issuing new leases Increasing the term of lease e.g. 30 years to 50 years Establishment of a registry on land availability and use

Increase accessibility, yield and farmers return

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