Agriculture and Fisheries Sector Act 2020.

This Act is enacted to guide and facilitate the management and development of a sustainable agriculture and fisheries sector.
Section 4 provides for the guiding principles the Ministry is required to apply when implementing this Act, including: the management and development of agriculture and fisheries must (i) contribute to improving national food and nutrition security; (ii) contribute to improving livelihoods, income generation and trade; (iii) be sustainable for the general benefit of Samoans, having due regard for organic farming methods, conservation and protection of natural resources relevant to agriculture and fisheries, and for its associated biological diversity and ecosystems and for ecosystem approaches for management; (iv) have due regard to existing traditions, customary practices and rights, as well as human rights principles; (v) be considerate of the importance of principles of equity, in particular gender equity; etc. The Minister may establish committees for the purposes of this Act.
The Act further makes provisions, inter allia, for: functions and powers of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and chief executive officer, administration and functions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, etc.