AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClimate & Fisheries: Pacific countries are rolling out a Green Climate Fund-backed Advanced Warning System to track climate-driven tuna shifts, with early modelling warning skipjack could move further into the high seas—threatening government revenue and coastal livelihoods. Food Safety & Seafood Exports: EU Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1449 is set to tighten freezer-vessel temperature requirements, and a two-week EU-funded training in Suva is helping Pacific Island authorities (including Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu) keep access to the EU seafood market. Agribusiness Innovation: Samoa’s Agri-Innovate Competition finale (under the EU/FAO STODAS project) showcased new agrifood entrepreneurs and agribusiness ideas, supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises across Pacific islands. Forestry Skills for Resilience: FAO and Fiji’s Ministry of Forestry trained Samoa Forestry Division officers in sustainable teak and pine production and management, focusing on seed propagation and harvesting to close technical gaps. Tourism Data for Niue: The Niue Tourism Office, via the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative, released the 2024 International Visitor Survey, showing New Zealand as the dominant source market (84%) and helping guide Niue’s next tourism strategy.
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