The agriculture sector plays an important role in Fiji’s economy. It offers both employment and opportunities for sustaining livelihoods and there are strong linkages between the sector and the rest of the economy. Fiji requires an inclusive development framework for its agriculture economy to move forward by addressing new domestic and global challenges in line with food and nutrition security, climate change, feedstock for renewable energy, the utilization of water resources for aquaculture, agriculture export and the rehabilitation of its traditional agriculture export industries, the sugarcane and the coconut industries.
Hence, the formulation of the Fiji 2020 Agriculture Sector Policy Agenda, which compliments the National Green Growth Framework, seeks to pursue sustainable development with an inclusive approach that will modernize Fiji’s Agriculture Sector by 2020. It also creates the right atmosphere and incentive for stakeholders in particular the local farming communities and the private sector.
This Policy Agenda document identifies the development of industry plans for priority commodities as a critical step in commencement. These Industry Plans will set the roadmap for the active development of a range of export-oriented, import substitution and food security-focussed crops.
The Industrial Plans developed following this Forum will focus on the priority areas, activities & budgets that need to be addressed, and promote a clear plan over the next five (5) years to:
a. Strengthen the local crop industries through investment in research and development and
improve productivity, profitability and ensure sustainability;
b. Improve quality to encourage consumer demand for local crop products;
c. Ensure the consistency in the delivery of agricultural support services;
d. Provide appropriate planting programs to address the domestic and export demand and
supply;
e. Provide employment opportunities to the local communities along the supply chain;
f. Promote crop industries domestically to ensure its competitiveness in the export market;
g. Strengthen the capacity of the crop industry through appropriate research, development and
adoption;
h. Strengthen the resilience of the Fiji Crop industry to disaster risk and climate change; and
i. Promote the development of agro-based industries.
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