Seychelles National Agricultural Investment Plan (SNAIP) 2015-2020.

The Seychelles National Agricultural Investment Plan (SNAIP) 2015-2020 is a framework that seeks to harmonize, consolidate and accelerate the implementation of the country’s agriculture and food security and nutrition related policies and strategies in the period 2015 to 2020. SNAIP sets the country’s agriculture and food security and nutrition development for the next five years within the context of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). The vision for the agricultural sector for Seychelles is “to have a resilient and sustainable agricultural sector that enhances food and nutrition security, contributes to economic growth and respects the natural environment.” The mission is to create “A food and nutrition secure Seychelles by valorising natural resources sustainably, allowing participants to derive livelihood and contribute to national wealth creation. Development Goal: Seychelles is producing enough food to ensure its availability to meet the country’s food security and nutrition needs and reduce risks and vulnerability in the event of local and/or external factors which may limit or hinder access to the global food markets (NFSNP, 2013). The SNAIP will stimulate and guide investments in building and sustaining desired level of local food production as part of the strategic food supply/availability system. The food production system will: a) Support Government’s efforts to expand the domestic food supply base; b) Bring about a food basket with a higher nutritional value, and; c) Enable Seychelles to optimise on the use of its natural resources with opportunity to create jobs across the agriculture and food value chain.
The following Programmes have been defined during the preparation process of the SNAIP: Programme 1. Protection and Sustainable use of Agriculture Land and Water (ensure that the factors of production such as land and water are secured and sustainably used, through the following sub-programmes: 1.1 Protect agriculture land resources 1.2 Reduce degradation of agricultural land through effective land and water management 1.3 Increase irrigation of agriculture land 1.4 Improve land use efficiency through promoting food tree crop, agro-forestry, agro-tourism); Programme 4. Food Security and Nutrition (ensure that the population is food secure and will contribute to Government of Seychelles’ efforts to promote a more balanced diet, leading to improved nutrition levels, through the following sub-programmes: 4.1 Set-up a national contingency plan for food system resilience; 4.2 Improve nutrition practices at household level; 4.3 Strengthen food security and nutrition monitoring); Programme 5. Human and Institutional Capacity Development (enable a private sector driven local agricultural system, providing viable and predictable needs for business as well as social benefits for the public, through the following sub-programmes: 5.1 Support to agriculture sector knowledge management 5.2 Support to agricultural sector institutions’ capacities 5.3 Support to the policy, governance and regulatory framework 5.4 SNAIP coordination and implementation).
Programme 2. Productivity, Commercialization and Diversification of Crops and Livestock (ensure that factors of productivity in crops, livestock are sustainably enhanced and that commodity-specific value chains for crops and livestock are developed and functioning, including agro-processing and local market linkages, through the following sub-programmes: 2.1 Development of livestock commodities and value chains; 2.2 Development of crop commodities and value chains; 2.3 Provision of effective bio-security services; 2.4 Access to finance and insurance products); Programme 3. Sustainable Fisheries Management and Aquaculture Development (ensure that fisheries and aquaculture revenue is increased while preserving the sustainability of the resource base, through the following sub-programmes: 3.1 Artisanal fisheries promotion 3.2 Semi-industrial fisheries support 3.3 Industrial fisheries development 3.4 Develop fish products marketing and value chains and improve access to finance 3.5 Develop mari-culture commodities and value chains 3.6 Post harvest handling and seafood value addition).