Agriculture in Vanuatu

1. Joshua Mael, Risk & Resilience Unit,
Ministry of Agriculture
Agriculture in Vanuatu Adaptation
Planning Processes

2. CC/DRR in Vanuatu’s
National Sustainable
Development Plan

3. Vanuatu CC/DRR Policy 2016-2030
• Governance
• Finance
• Knowledge & Information
• Climate Change Adaptation
& Disaster Risk Reduction
• Low Carbon Development
• Response & Recovery
• Cross Cutting Issues
=> Strong Mandate for
Sector CC/DRR Ownership

4. Secretariat
Of
National Advisory
Board on Climate
Change & Disaster Risk
Reduction
Oversight & awareness
Knowledge
• National priorities, strategies, plans
• Adaptation and mitigation efforts/needs
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder consultations
• Other country coordination mechanisms
Drive
• Ability to drive strategic
engagement
Coordination functions
• Ability to monitor / evaluate Fund related
activities
• Familiarity with other related activities in country
Sector
CC/DRR
Ownership

5. Most Sectors already supported to identify
Priority Adaptation Strategies/Plans!!!

6. FoodSecurity&AgricultureCluster
Risk & ResilienceUnit
Ministry ofAgriculture
=> Ministry of Agriculture
Leading In Climate Risk Governance

7. => RRU is Coordinating Implementation
and Planning of Adaptation

8. Specific ClimateAdaptation Example
(SeasonalVariability)
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Climate variability affects
crop, fruit, nut production

9. Traditional
Food
Preservation
Approaches
Breadfruit Preservation
Meat/Bamboo Storage

10. Banana Preservation

11. Solar Fruit Dryer
• Private Sector Support
• Improved Dryer
Design (Cheap
(~250USD), Efficient,
CommonlyAvailable
Materials )
• Detailed Design and
Drying Manual +DVD
Improved
Food
Preservation
Approaches
Solar Dryer

12. • Training to 2000+ women
• 300+ dryers established in rural
communities

13. Video on
Vanuatu
Solar Fruit
Dryer
7/12/2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtEzscStsnU

14. Adaptation
Strategies:
Success
stories
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 Preservation of food used during and after
disaster;
 Spoilage reduced;
 Improved food security
 Surplus sold to earn an income

15. Issues/
Challenges
 Consumption of dried fruits is not yet
commonplace or fully desirable
 Packaging/Storage/Labeling of Products sub-
standard
 On-Training and dryer maintenance is required
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Systems
Addressed
 Human Health
 Food Security
 Livelihoods/Income
 Gender Engagement
 Ecosystem Resilience

16. TankioTumas!
12/07/2017
Joshua Mael
jomael@vanuatu.gov.vu
www.nab.vu