Pacific Multi-Country CPF Document 2013 – 2017

1 Pacific Multi-Country CPF Document 2013 2017. For The Cooperation and Partnership Between FAO and its 14 Pacific Island Members December 2012. Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Pacific Multi-Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2013 -2017. Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations .. i Preamble .. iv Signature Page .. v Introduction .. 1. Defining Features of the Agriculture Sector in Pacific Island Countries .. 2. Development Partners' Priorities and Activities in the Sector .. 7. Lessons Learned from Implementation of the Current CPF 8. FAO Comparative Advantage in the Pacific .. 9. Regional Framework .. 10. Balancing Regional and country -Level Focus .. 18. Partnerships .. 19. Assumptions and Risks .. 20. Management, Monitoring and Evaluation .. 20. Resource Mobilization .. 20. Pacific Member country 22. Cook 23. Federated States of Micronesia .. 33. Fiji .. 44.

2 Kiribati .. 58. Marshall Islands .. 69. 79. Niue .. 87. 97. 107. Solomon Islands .. 124. Tokelau .. 138. Tonga .. 146. Tuvalu .. 161. Vanuatu .. 170. Pacific Multi-Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2013 -2017. Acronyms and Abbreviations AAACP All ACP Agriculture Commodities Program (EU funded program). ABNJ Area Beyond National Jurisdiction ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ACP Africa, Caribbean and Pacific ADAM Agriculture Development Assistance Mapping tool ADB Asian Development Bank ASP Agriculture Sector Plan AusAID Australian Agency for International Development CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CBS Central Bank of Samoa CCA Climate Change Adaptation CFC Community Fishing Centre CI Cook Islands CMI College of Marshall Islands COM-LGP College of Micronesia Land Grant Program CPF country Programming Framework CPI Consumer Price Index CROP Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific CRP Comprehensive Reform Program DAFF Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Niue).

3 DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vanuatu). DHS Demographic and Health Survey DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DWFN Distant Water Fishing Nation EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone ENSO El-Nino Southern Oscillations EU European Union FAD Fish Aggregating Device FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FAOR FAO Representative FBS Food Balance Sheet FFA Forum Fisheries Agency FIBOS Fiji Bureau of Statistics FICI Food Import Capability Index FLEGT Forest Legislation Governance and Trade (EU funded program). FOB Freight On Board FPAM Forest Protected Area Management (GEF project). FSA Farmer Support Organization FSM Federated States of Micronesia FSSLP Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods Program FTF Falekaupule Trust Fund (Tuvalu). FVSS Fruit and Vegetable Sector Strategy GAP Good Agriculture Practice GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environmental Facility GEFPAS GEF Pacific Alliance for Sustainability GHP Good Hygienic Practice GIZ German Agency for International Cooperation GFRP Global Food Crisis Response Program HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points i Pacific Multi-Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2013 -2017.

4 HDI Human Development Index HIES Household Income and Expenditure Survey HRBA Human Rights-Based Approach HTFA High Temperature Forced Air IACT Increasing Agriculture Commodities Trade (EU funded project). IDA International Development Association IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development IFCP Island Food Community Pohnpei IMF International Monetary Fund IPPC International Plant Protection Convention ISFP Initiative on Soaring Food Prices ITC International Trade Centre IUU Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (fishing). IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management JNAP Joint National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency KAP Kiribati Adaptation Program KDP Kiribati Development Plan LDC Least Developing country MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Samoa). MALQFF Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Quarantine, Forestry and Fisheries (Vanuatu). MAPI Ministry of Agriculture and Primary Industries (Fiji). MELAD Ministry of Environment, Land and Agriculture Development (Kiribati).

5 MDG Millennium Development Goal MIMRA Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority MORDI Mainstreaming of Rural Development Innovations (IFAD program). MRV Monitoring, Reporting and Verification MTCIT Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Industry and Tourism (Vanuatu). MTDS Medium Term Development Strategy NAB National Advisory Board NACCC National Advisory Committee on Climate Change NAPA National Adaptation Plan of Action NAS National Adaptation Strategy NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan NCD Non Communicable Disease NFMRA Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority NGO Non-Governmental Organization NIEP National Integrated Environment Policy NISP Niue Integrated Strategic Plan NMDP National Master Development Plan NMTPF National Medium Term Priority Framework NPOA National Plan of Action NSDP National Sustainable Development Plan NSSD National Strategy for Sustainable Development NZ New Zealand ODA Official Development Assistance OFCF Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation (Japan).

6 OFMP Oceanic Fisheries Management Project OPSP Overarching Productive Sector Policy PA Protected Area ii Pacific Multi-Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2013 -2017. PAA Priorities and Action Agenda (Vanuatu). PAPP Pacific Agriculture Policy Program (EU funded project). PHAMA Pacific Horticulture and Agriculture Market Access (AusAID funded project). PICTs Pacific Island Countries and one Territory (which are Members of FAO). PIF Project Identification Form POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants PRC Peoples Republic of China RAP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO). RBM Results Based Management RDP Rural Development Plan RDSSED Roadmap for Democracy and Sustainable Socio-economic Development (Fiji). REDI Rural Economic Development Initiatives REDD Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation RERF Revenue Equalization Fund (Kiribati). RMI Republic of the Marshall Islands RPFS Regional Program for Food Security SACEP Samoa Agriculture Competitiveness Enhancement Project SAP FAO Sub-regional Office for Pacific Islands SBS Samoa Bureau of Statistics SDS Strategy for the Development of Samoa SI Solomon Islands SIDS Small Island Developing States SFM Sustainable Forest Management SMA Special Management Area (fisheries).

7 SLM Sustainable Land Management SPC Secretariat of the Pacific Community SPCR Strategic Program for Climate Resilience SPS Sanitary and Phyto sanitary standards SPREP Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program SROS Scientific Research Organization Samoa TA Technical Assistance TCP Technical Cooperation Project (FAO). TCPF Technical Cooperation Program Facility (FAO). TNSD Tuvalu National Strategy for Development TOP Tongan Paaga ($ currency of Tonga)). UN United Nations UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP United Nations Development Program UNEP United Nations Environment Program UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women (now merged with UN Women). US United States USDA United States Department of Agriculture USP University of the South Pacific VNSO Vanuatu National Statistics Office VT Vatu ($ currency of Vanuatu).

8 WB World Bank WHO World Health Organization WTO World Trade Organization iii Pacific Multi-Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2013 -2017. Preamble The FAO country Programming Framework (CPF) for the Pacific Sub-Region is a five year strategic program framework covering the period 2013 -2017. It details outcomes and outputs in four priority result areas to which FAO assistance will be focused to address the development challenges and national priorities in thirteen Pacific Island Countries and one Territory, namely Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The result areas to which FAO will focus assistance have been identified through wide stakeholder consultation and analysis of the national agriculture sector situation, and are closely aligned to national development needs and priorities as articulated in national sustainable development plans. On-going and planned interventions of other key development partners have been taken into consideration to enhance harmonization and ensure that FAO assistance builds on and complements other partner support.

9 The overall goal of FAO assistance to the Pacific is improved food security and income earning opportunities in the 13 countries and one territory covered by this framework. The framework establishes four priority areas across the region where FAO assistance will be focused. These are: 1. Evidence-based Policy and Strategic Planning 2. Food and Nutrition Security Resilient to the Impacts of Disasters and Climate Change 3. Value/Supply Chain Efficiency and Market Access 4. Environmental Management and Resilience. Additionally, the CPF aims to mainstream gender and capacity building at all program phases: development, implementation, monitoring and reporting. The focus areas chosen reflect FAO's comparative advantages and corporate strategic objectives in agriculture, food security, natural resource management and rural development sectors while ensuring synergy with the Pacific Plan and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). 2013 -2017 for the Pacific . Successful implementation will contribute to Pacific Plan goals of Economic Growth and Sustainable Development' and UNDAF result areas Environmental management, climate and disaster risk management and poverty reduction and inclusive economic growth', and to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals 1 and 7 (poverty reduction and environmental sustainability).

10 The Sub-regional Office for the Pacific Islands, in close cooperation with national partners, will shoulder the main responsibility for the design and delivery and monitoring of the in- country interventions agreed with countries to achieve the targeted outputs identified in the CPF. Support, where necessary, will also be forthcoming from FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and from specialist Technical Divisions in Rome. The full implementation of the Multi-Country CPF depends on the availability of financial and technical resources. The indicative resource estimate for implementing all fourteen national frameworks plus regional interventions is US$44 million. The scope of the CPF engagement will require support from the core budget of FAO, Trust Funds and special projects from external donors. iv Pacific Multi-Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2013 -2017. Signature Page By endorsing the Pacific CPF 2013 -2017, the Governments of the 14 FAO Members in the Pacific covered by this framework are committed to providing collaboration, to the fullest possible extent with regard to available capacity and resources, to facilitate the achievement of the objectives and actions proposed in this Document .