Samoa Agritourism Policy Setting Worskhop 2016 Linking Agriculture and Tourism through Policy setting: Strengthening the local agrifood sector and promoting agritourism Workshop organised by the Government of Samoa and CTA in collaboration with PIPSO

1. AGRITOURISM
Linking Heritage, Communities and Passion

2. Quick Summary…
 history and Background
• Vaimoana seaside Lodge & Vaisala Hotel
• 4th Generation Koko Farmers
Partnership and opportunities
• Whittaker and Samoa single origin chocolate
• Savaii Koko - From start to finish to exporting
 The future – Agritourism
• Enhancing linkages – Farm tours and sharing the
experience
• Involving communities

3. Itu Asau - Savai’i
Vaisala Hotel, Vaisala Va-i-Moana Seaside Lodge, Asau
Vaisala
Asau
Saleilologa Apia
Return to Paradise

4. Proud tradition of working the land…
Cultivation
Harvesting
Processing
Exporting

5. To Partnerships
Whittaker’s & VK Farms

6. To the World World famous
in Samoa

7. Sharing an authentic Experience

8. Group and School Tours

9. Share our culture and taste our farm
produces

10. Samoan grown and produced
products and services

11. FA’AFETAI
MA IA MANUIA
Agritourism embracing our niche, to benefit
our communities, country and future.