SIDS Solutions Forum report
02/2022
On the 30 and 31 August 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Fiji and the International Tele¬communication Union (ITU), organized a successful Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum.
As part of the SIDS Solutions Forum (30-31 August 2021), FAO collected innovations and creative digital technologies that respond to local problems and challenges.
Read the 2-page profiles that summarize the innovative solutions on a wide variety of techniques, tools and approaches that have been generated in SIDS.
Agriculture
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Transforming agricultural value chains (Cook Islands)
08/2021
In the Cook Islands, the Agritech initiative, aims to foster and adopt innovation to transform agricultural value chains by improving productivity and...
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Taro breeding (Fiji)
08/2021
New taro varieties were developed to be resistant to leaf blight, appetizing, of good quality and climate ready.
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Sustainable farming (Fiji)
08/2021
The grassroots social enterprise helps to identify sustainable economic development opportunities, such as organic farming on land in the remote islands...
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Protected cropping system (Fiji)
08/2021
Vegetable production in the Pacific Islands does not match local demand in terms of consistency in volumes and quality. Greenhouses provide controlled...
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Pacific Online Organic Policy Tool Kit
08/2021
The Pacific Online Organic Policy Tool Kit is the first of its kind in the world. It aids in the development of policies to support organic farming...
Data collection
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Real-time data platform (Fiji, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga)
08/2021
TUPAIA is a free, open-source data platform featuring data collection, management, and mapping-led visualization tools to support health, education,...
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SOLA Solutions for Open Land Administration (Samoa)
08/2021
SOLA (Solutions for Open Land Administration) is an open-source software for land title registration and cadastral mapping. This technology enables...
E-commerce and supply chains
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Smallholders adapting (Cook Islands)
08/2021
In response to movement restrictions due to COVID-19 that limited sales of fresh produce, a farmer decided to offer a new service to buyers by selling...
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Samoa Women's Association of Growers (SWAG)
08/2021
The Samoa Women's Association of Growers (SWAG) responded to the impact of COVID-19 with opportunities for business, networking, training and education.
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Long distance vanilla (Samoa)
08/2021
After COVID-19 closed Samoa to international visitors, taking advantage of e-commerce training and networking opportunities enabled one business owner...
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Cyber food (Fiji)
08/2021
Fiji has very low digital literacy, making online food delivery a challenge. This innovative response was to develop a hybrid model to assist customers...
Education
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SISSTEM-Sustainable Island Solutions through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Aruba)
08/2021
The absence of local higher education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has led to a brain drain in Aruba. SISSTEM aims to...
Farming Information
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Plant health clinics (Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga) – Pacific Community
08/2021
Plant health clinics are held regularly at farmer-friendly places, markets in particular, with farmers bringing samples to assist in problem identification.
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Plant doctor (Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga)
08/2021
Farmers sometimes face considerable production losses due to pests and diseases. Treatment is possible if the pest and/or disease is properly identified....
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Pest management (Fiji)
08/2021
The coconut, “Tree of Life,” is one of the most important traditional crops in Fiji. The use of pheromone (ethyl-4-methyl octanoate) bucket traps assists...
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Agriculture, content and tools (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands)
08/2021
Through a collective effort involving various stakeholders from Fiji’s agriculture industry, a platform for agriculture value chain stakeholders has...
Food Processing
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Processing centres (Fiji)
08/2021
Post-harvest losses, which may average 20-30% for some commodities, are considerable because of the lack of food processing units and lack of market...
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Improving local value chains (Samoa)
08/2021
Many Pacific Islands suffer from an underdeveloped local economy and rely on imported food for their consumption. Developing locally processed food...
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Hot air dryer (Solomon Islands)
08/2021
This hot air dryer extends the shelf life of products from 3 days to 3 months as compared with traditional methods. It supports farmers in fulfilling...
Health and nutrition
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Friendly food consumption app (Fiji)
08/2021
The 2015 Fiji National Nutrition Survey, showed significant levels of anemia; childhood stunting-wasting; maternal micronutrient deficiency & adult...
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QR code contact tracing system (Cook Islands)
08/2021
Cook Safe+ is the contact tracing system developed by Cook Islands based on a QR code to ensure that all visitors and residents participate in contact...