Leaders to convene to chart future for Pacific agriculture, forestry

Pacific Agriculture and Forestry Ministers and Heads will meet in person for the first time in four years to boost the region’s agriculture and forest sectors.

The regional meeting of the Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services and companion joint FAO SPC Agriculture and Forestry Ministerial meeting is the most important event on the agriculture and forestry calendar.

This year’s gathering theme Growing Together: Transforming Pacific Agriculture and Forestry seeks a new start, a coming together to enhance regional collaboration and cooperation with fresh energy in a face-to-face environment after three years of COVID-19 disruption.

The meetings will be held during the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry, a weeklong assembly of agriculture and forestry professionals and events, with proposed themes that include pandemics, climate change and natural resource security, transforming agriculture and security through science and technology and creating circular green economies.

What:

Heads of Pacific Agriculture and Forestry (HOAFs) and joint FAO SPC Agriculture and Forestry Ministerial meeting – held during Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry (PWAF).

When:

6 – 10 March 2023 (HOAFs 9 March and Ministers 10 March).

Where:

Sofitel Hotel, Denarau Island, Nadi, Fiji.

The first three days of PWAF (6–10 March) will feature a series of side-events designed to address key topics facing the agriculture and forestry sectors in the Pacific region

Among them are:

pandemics, climate change and natural resource security, transforming agriculture and forestry through science and technology, and creating a circular green economy for agriculture and forestry.

PWAF participants will have the opportunity to hear from leading experts in the field, attend interactive workshops and sessions, and network with industry professionals.