Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry 2023

The Government of Fiji with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Community (SPC) will host the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry, taking place from 6 - 10 March 2023 in Nadi, Fiji.

The Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry (PWAF) is a bi-annual event that brings together leaders, experts, and stakeholders from the agriculture and forestry sectors in the Pacific region to discuss key challenges and opportunities facing the sectors. This year's theme is "Growing Together: Transforming Pacific Agriculture and Forestry".

Led by the Government of Fiji with support from FAO and SPC, this year's Pacific Week will include the Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry as well as the Regional Meeting of the Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services to be held on 10 March and 9 March respectively. 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.

We look forward to seeing you at the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry.

FAO will also organize a series of its own side-events focused on various themes related to the agriculture and forestry sectors in the Pacific region, including:

• Pacific good practices in Implementing and monitoring forest and landscape restoration - Enhancing resilience for people and nature
• Agribusiness Incubation: a potent strategy towards sustainable agrifood systems transformation
• From the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) to the Joint work on implementation of climate action on agriculture and food security adopted at COP27
• Promoting ecologically-based alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides to enhance food safety and security in the Pacific Region
• Scaling up agroecology in the Pacific: using traditional knowledge and innovation to address food system and climate change

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