Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Corporate Plan July 2016-June 2020

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Corporate Plan 2016 - 2020 of Samoa was prepared based on the Agriculture Sector Plan 2016 – 2020, with a strong emphasis on a Sector Wide Approach (SWAp), to achieve its’ four broad End of Sector Plan Outcomes (ESPO), as stipulated in the Agriculture Sector Plan 2016 – 2020, and in support of the Strategy for the Development of Samoa (SDS) 2012 - 2016. Successful implementation of this plan will contribute to achieving the national vision of improved quality of life for all and to advancing Samoa’s attainment of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SOG’s). The Goal for the Agriculture Sector Plan 2016 – 2020 is “To increase Food and Nutrition, and Income Security”. The Agriculture Sector Plan provides a framework to guide programs and actions from all key stakeholders to achieve this goal. The Ministry’s Corporate Plan 2016 - 2020 is expected to provide coherent programs and actions that will lead the Sector towards achieving this goal, in partnership with its stakeholders, and especially the private sector, non-government organisations and development partners.
MAF's strategy for the next five years is to:-Implementing the sector wide approach in agriculture that will improve investment in food security, including commercial agriculture and fishery production systems. MAF will have focused attention on strengthening the institutional capacity of the Ministry to manage the sector-wide program and to build broad ownership in the plan. Strengthen MAF and NGO capacity to deliver inclusive gender sensitive extension service provision to small farmers and rural farming communities throughout Samoa.Ensure a gender balance in agriculture training and provision of extension services.
-Sustainable agricultural and fisheries resource management practices in place and climate resilience and disaster relief efforts strengthened: the natural environment is central to food security, livelihoods and agriculture and fisheries export industries. Efforts will be made to build capacity at farm household and community level to implement practical adaptation measures to enhance the resilience of families and village communities to climate change and natural disasters.
-Strengthened capacity and resilience of farmers and fishers to address climate threats and disasters affecting agriculture and rural livelihoods.Increase the use of knowledge management and early warning systems for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) by extension workers and farmers