PIRAS Country Update: Samoa
PIRAS Country Update: Samoa
February 2023
The Pacific Islands Rural and Agriculture Stimulus Facility (PIRAS) supports COVID-19 food system and economic recovery by prioritizing food self-reliance, improving local nutrition and developing sustainable, equitable agricultural sector growth opportunities.
In Samoa, PIRAS supports food production, post-harvest handling and market access by:
- Distributing planting materials and production inputs;
- Providing farming equipment and training to improve farm productivity;
- Providing food processing technology and training to support post-harvest handling, food preservation and value adding;
- Linking agribusiness to markets through e-commerce platforms and inclusion in Government purchasing supply schemes.
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