Livestock for livelihoods – new generation opportunities |
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These are the sentiments expressed by the Ministry of Agriculture Acting Permanent Secretary, Uraia Waibuta, on the national strategy which was endorsed this week by stakeholders at the Fiji Livestock Sector Strategy Validation workshop in Nadi, Fiji. According to Mr Waibuta, “The strategy should also strengthen linkages to domestic, regional and international markets, in line with Fiji’s National Agriculture Policy 2020.” The three-day workshop was jointly hosted by the European Union-supported Pacific Agriculture Policy Project, the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Fiji Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Fiji Livestock Sector Strategy Working Group. It aimed to validate the draft Fiji Livestock Sector Strategy and draw on outcomes from the national Livestock Forum held in May, 2015. The European Union Ambassador to Fiji and the Pacific, H.E. Andrew Jacobs said, ''The livestock sector has great potential for Fiji. The European Union through the Pacific Agriculture Policy Programme (PAPP) is pleased to support its growth through this new strategy, and we look forward to its successful implementation. I am convinced it will make a big difference to the success of livestock farmers."
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