Papua New Guinea Agritourism Policy Setting Workshop 2019 Policy setting for Improved Linkages Between Agriculture, Trade and Tourism: Strengthening the Local Agrifood Sector and Promoting Healthy Food in Agritourism Workshop organised by the Government of Papua New Guinea in collaboration with and Pacific Community, CTA, PIPSO, IFAD and SPTO Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 27-28th May 2019.

1. Sema Bainivalu– Project Coordinator, PIPSO

2. Content of
Presentation
• PIPSO
• Agritourism Development in the Pacific
• PIPSO’s Activities
• Conclusion
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3. About PIPSO
Promoting 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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4. 4
Snapshot of update on the
initiatives and consultations on
Agri-Tourism

5. 5
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
Workshop
Solomon Islands
21 – 22 November
Honiara,
Solomon Islands
Policy Setting
Workshop
Fiji Islands
23 February 2018 –
Nadi
26 February 2018-
Suva

6. 6
Policy Setting
Workshop
Tonga
7th- 8th August
2018
Policy Setting
Workshop
Tuvalu
7th and 10th of
September 2018
Policy Setting
Workshop
Cook Islands
25th and 26th of
September 2018
Policy Setting
Workshop
Kiribati
15th and 16th January
2019
Regional Policy Setting
Workshop
Fiji
1st and 2nd April 2019

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Agri-Tourism Ideas and Activities
Around the Pacific

8. • 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:

10. 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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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.

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PROMOTING 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. 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

14. 14
BUSINESS 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

16. Contact
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Sema Bainivalu
Email: semab@pipso.org.fj
Phone: (+679) 7736301
www.pipso.org.fj
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