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 Apia, Samoa, 13-16 December 2016

1. Promoting Linkages BetweenPromoting Linkages Between
Agriculture and Tourism RelatedAgriculture and Tourism Related
Markets for Improved Food andMarkets for Improved Food and
Nutrition Security…Nutrition Security…
WORLD BANK
GROUP
Working for a World Free of Poverty
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
Farming and Fishing First...
PROJECT COORDINATION GROUP (PCG), 2016

2. Samoa Agriculture CompetitivenessSamoa Agriculture Competitiveness
Enhancement Project (SACEPEnhancement Project (SACEP))
 SACEP
 Effective in July 2012
 Project duration: 5 years
 Closing date: March 28,
2018
 New closing date: March
2018 (1 year extension)
 Development Objective
 Support fruit and vegetable
growers and livestock
producers to improve their
productivity and
 Take greater advantage of
domestic market
opportunities with an import
substitution focus..
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 Funding
 World Bank – US$13million
 Implemented: Ministry of
Agriculture & Fisheries
 Project Components
 Livestock production and
marketing,
 Fruit and vegetable
production and marketing,
 Institutional strengthening

3.  Livestock production &
marketing
 Strengthening the breeding
program in
cattle/sheep/pigs/poultry
 Improving supplement feed
and pasture
 Cattle/pigs/poultry
 Improving hygienic
slaughtering system – mobile
slaughter units/static abattoir
 Improve meat handling/food
safety
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4. 4

5.  Fruit and vegetable
production and
marketing
 Strengthening On-farm
research program: carrots,
onions, potato, capsicum,
lettuce, tomatoes
 Strengthening PPPs -
Banana initiative with the
private sector
 Strengthening marketing
groups & market linkages
with buyers
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6.  Improved technology
 Protected agriculture
 Access higher yielding F&V
varieties
 Integrated Pest
Management/Rock removal
equipment
 Drip Irrigation systems
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7.  Institutional
strengthening
 Improve effectiveness of
agricultural institutions
 Matching Grant Program
 Improve MAF
infrastructure
 Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU)
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8. Matching Grant Program (MGP)
Summary
8
Total Grants
Approved
Agreements
Signed
Total Grants
Signed SAT$
Total Grant
Disbursed
SAT$
987 528 5,386,216 3,258,169
Total Cost SAT$ 7.6
Intake F&V Cattle Sheep Pigs Honeybee Poultry
1 17 18 8 10 0 0
2 43 99 2 20 1 14
3 150 383 13 158 2 49
Total 210 500 23 188 3 63

9. Thank You