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KEY POLICIES
Developed as part of Tonga’s national planning process, the Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan (TASP) presents the vision and priorities to maximise contributions from the agriculture sector to the Kingdom’s economic growth and sustained food security in the face of a changing world economy and looming climate change. TASP is expected to boost rural incomes and agriculture exports and displace meat imports.
This brochure provides an overview of the new Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan, including Strategic Objectives and Expected Outcomes; the four key Programmes; Implementation Arrangements; and Budget.
Summary Paper: Condensed Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan
This document provides a synopsis of the TASP, outlining the rationale & development process, context, guiding principles, programmes, expected results, implementation arrangements and budget.
TASP Flyer Programme 1 – Climate Resilient Environment
This flyer gives an outline of Programme 1 of the Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan – Climate Resilient Environment. Climate-resilient agricultural production systems are determined by healthy soils, secure and sustainable water supplies, diverse farming systems, and adaptive communities. Therefore this Programme focuses on building knowledge of underlying environmental conditions.
TASP Flyer Programme 2 – Enabling Environment
This flyer gives an outline of Programme 2 of the Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan – Enabling Environment. This Programme focuses on improving the operating environment for the agriculture sector in terms of institutional/service capacity, soil/water policies, exports/imports & land/rural finance, international relations, governance, regulations/compliance, industry organisations and quarantine.
TASP Flyer Programme 3 – Sustainable Livelihoods and Healthy Foods
This flyer gives an outline of Programme 3 of the Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan – Sustainable Livelihoods and Healthy Foods. To develop diverse, climate resilient farming systems for the Kingdom’s islands zones, this Programme focuses on improved farmers’ knowledge and technologies for climate-resilient and diversified crop and livestock production systems, and the marketing of these products.
TASP Flyer Programme 4 – Sustainable Economic Growth and Foreign Exchange Earnings
This flyer gives an outline of Programme 4 of the Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan – Sustainable Economic Growth and Foreign Exchange Earnings. To increase and sustain rural incomes across the Kingdom, this Programme focuses on increased exports, and increased production of import replacement agriculture products.
This Corporate Plan gives an overview of the structure of MAFFF, outlines a gap analysis for each of the Divisions, and also states Key Performance Indicators for all Divisions for the years 2014/15-2016/17.
2015-2025
The second Tonga Strategic Development Framework (TSDFII) builds on recent developments and the lessons learnt from TSDFI as well as increasing understanding of future uncertainties and risks.2011-2014
This document presents the government’s four year Tonga Strategic Development Framework (TSDF) and its development vision for the future: “to develop and promote a just, equitable and progressive society in which the people of Tonga enjoy good health, peace, harmony and prosperity, in meeting their aspirations in life”.This brochure provides an overview of the new Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan, including Strategic Objectives and Expected Outcomes; the four key Programmes; Implementation Arrangements; and Budget.
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SUB SECTOR STRATEGIES
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
Land in Tonga is administered by the laws defined by the Land Act of Tonga. The Kingdom of Tonga has a unique system of land ownership and management and it is important for any land agreements to be processed to the letter of the Tongan law.
Talamahu Market
[20th December 1995] – English versionTalamahu Market
[20th December 1995] – Tongan versionGoods to be sold at Talamahu Market
[20th December 1995] – English versionGoods to be sold at Talamahu Market
[20th December 1995] – Tongan version1988 Revised Edition
An act to provide for the establishment and regulation of markets – English version1988 Revised Edition
An act to provide for the establishment and regulation of markets – Tongan versionTalamahu Market Regulations 1995 – English version
Talamahu Market Regulations 1995 – Tongan version
1988 Revised Market Regulation Edition – English version
1988 Revised Market Regulation Edition – Tongan version
2002 Amendment – English version.
2002 Amendment – Tongan version.
1988 Revised Edition – English version.
1988 Revised Edition – Tongan version.
1989 Revised Edition – English version.
1989 Revised Edition – Tongan version.
1988 Revised Edition – English version.
1988 Revised Edition – Tongan version.
1988 Pounds Establishment notice – English version.
1988 Pounds Establishment notice – Tongan version.
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USEFUL RESOURCES
This is the national questionnaire sheet completed by the Tonga Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Forests during the development of the Pacific Agriculture/Forestry Sector Policy Inventory.
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
Food Act
An act to regulate the manufacture, sale, import and export of food for commercial purposes, to guarantee food safety and fitness for human consumption, to promote fair trade practices in food and to provide for related matters.
2014 - English version
2014 - Tongan version
A bill for an act to regulate the manufacture, sale, import and export of food for commercial purposes, to guarantee food safety and fitness for human consumption, to promote fair trade practices in food and to provide for related matters.
2013 – Tongan version
2012 – English version
2011 – Tongan version
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KEY POLICIES
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SUB SECTOR STRATEGIES
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USEFUL RESOURCES
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
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KEY POLICIES
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SUB SECTOR STRATEGIES
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USEFUL RESOURCES
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
Fisheries Management (Conservation) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Fisheries Management (Processing and Export) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
An Act: to amend the Fisheries Management Act 2009 - English version
An Act: to amend the Fisheries Management Act 2009 - Tongan version
Maritime Zones Act 2009 - English version
Maritime Zones Act 2009 - Tongan version
Aquaculture Management Act 2003 - English version
Fisheries Management Act 2002 - English version
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KEY POLICIES
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USEFUL RESOURCES
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Market Access
With a focus on horticultural and handicraft value chains, this report identifies the respective roles, responsibilities, expectations and challenges of women (and men) in Tonga and recommends specific aspects or approaches for the PHAMA or other programs to better address gender issues and in particular women’s economic empowerment. It also includes a summary of the gender context in Tonga and relevant community, donor or Government of Tonga led programs or activities aimed at addressing gender issues.
Tonga has a number of well-established agriproduct exporters who are interested expanding their businesses and diversifying into high value airfreighted fresh produce once the export protocols are put in place, however it is recognized that such expansion cannot take place unless there is adequate infrastructure for processing, packaging and transporting these items to market. This report was commissioned by the Tonga Market Access Working Group to assess the adequacy of present horticultural processing and marketing infrastructure in Tonga; assess options for developing improved facilities; and to prepare specifications for the preferred option.
This study, conducted in 2011, reviews the feasibility of Dimethoate dip as a postharvest treatment option for control of fruit fly on tomatoes for export from Tonga to Fiji (and possibly Samoa and Niue). It recommends that an access pathway only be pursued if a viable market is found to exist and if on-going use of dimethoate treatment is considered likely. A range of specific recommendations are made for desk- and lab-based activities should this be the case.
This report outlines the feasibility of using the 'winter window' method for exporting watermelons from Tonga to New Zealand. The winter window is a systems approach to risk mitigation against fruit flies of economic concern, and involves only exporting commodities at specified times where the likelihood of infestation is very low.
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
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USEFUL RESOURCES
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Download Agriculture Census
This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the data from the 2015 Tonga National Agricultural Census, which surveyed 13,944 agriculturally active households and organizations across the country. It includes Key Findings and Recommendations as well as overviews of demography; agriculture holdings and activity levels; crops, livestock, fisheries and other activities; farm inputs, practices and challenges.
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