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National Census of Agriculture and Fisheries |
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The National Census of Agriculture and Fisheries was held in conjunction with the National Census on Population and Dwelling with the official day on 1 December 2011. This was a joint venture with the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Statistics Office. It is hoped that the partnership will not only help strengthen working partnerships but also the data and information system of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Training of Supervisors and Enumerators were conducted a couple of months before the exercise. A Northern Group Charter was undertaken with National Project Coordinator, Mr. William Wigmore on board along with another staff member conducting training and doing the Census for Palmerston and Nassau islands respectively.
The last Census conducted for Agriculture and Fisheries was done in 2000 and is well overdue. It is hoped that the report will be done by June 2012. - Policy and Projects |
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Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme |
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Background
1. The proposal for a Regional Programme for Food Security (RPFS) in the Pacific Island Countries was tabled at the Fourth FAO Meeting of South West Pacific Ministers of Agriculture in Vanuatu in 2001. Following a FAO preparation mission in 2002, and a financial commitment by the Italian government of USD 4.5 million, the RPFS commenced in 2004 as a pilot phase. Additional support was provided by FAO through its regular programme, including the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) and the South-South Cooperation (SSC) programme. The programme goal of improving national and regional food security was to be achieved through the implementation of both national and regional projects which had been outlined during the preparation.
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The following proposals were completed and submitted to FAO for funding assistance:
- Floriculture Development
- Young Farmers Development
- Enhancing Crop Production
- Value Added – Agriculture & Fisheries
- Agricultural Mechanisation
- Pehnryn Snapper Fish Industry Development
- Relocation of Agricultural Research Station
- Shelter for Punanganui Market
- Demonstration Aquafarm
(Note: these were submitted as a package to FAO, which included 2 related to fisheries)
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Currently Enacted by the Ministry of Agriculture
The Biosecurity Act 2008 was enacted by Parliament in October 2008 and became effective as of 1 January 2009. This Act was developed to update previous acts relating to the Agriculture sector, especially in the areas of border control and quarantine procedures.
The Biosecurity Act 2008 may supercede previous acts, however these acts have not been repealed and the Biosecurity Services and the legal fraternity may refer to these acts in association with the 2008 Biosecurity Act for clarity and support in any litigation proceedings.
The Ministry is responsible for enacting the following legislation:
- Plants Act 1973
- Plant Quarantine Regulations 1993
- Fruit and Vegetables Export Regulations 1993
- Container Import Regulations 1993
- Domestic Plant Quarantine Regulations 1993
- Animals Act 1975
- Animal Importation Regulations 1993
- Animal Diseases Prevention Regulations 1982
In addition to the above, the Ministry complies with the PERCA, MFEM and PSC Acts. |
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