Solomon Islands - Priorities

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3. Priorities [3]
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Priorities

Priorities for ACIAR - Pacific islands country cooperation are continually reviewed and updated in regular consultation with relevant government, community and private sector stakeholders. ACIAR also attends the regular regional priority-setting meetings of Pacific government agriculture, forestry and fisheries agencies, including the Regional Conference of Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services meetings. New projects will be considered in the areas of agriculture, forestry and fisheries under the following three thematic programs.

Subprogram 1: Improving household incomes and food security through more productive and diverse farming systems [15]

• Integration of existing knowledge into information packages for fruit and vegetable crops
• Development and adoption of integrated production management packages for fruit, vegetable and plantation crops
• Identification, development and adoption of new market-driven opportunities for horticultural crops
• Use of locally available materials to develop cost-effective feed formulations for pigs, poultry and aquaculture species

Subprogram 2: Sustainable use and management of forestry and fishery resources [16]

• Sustainable use of the region's valuable fisheries resources, with an emphasis on increased community participation and co-management of inshore fisheries
• Stock status assessment and planning for the sustainable use of vulnerable inshore fisheries, with an emphasis on increased community-level management and co-management
• Introduction of new opportunities for inland aquaculture, including the domestication of promising indigenous species and integration into existing farming systems
• Valuation of resources and economic analysis of smallholder and commercial fisheries
• Domestication of multipurpose trees for forestry and agroforestry, including selection of suitable germplasm and silvicultural management
• Value-adding processing of forest products
• Sustainable management (and protection from pests and diseases) of high-value plantations and native forests

Subprogram 3: Farming systems economics, marketing and biosecurity [17]

• Improvement in agricultural statistics recording to develop indicators that measure smallholder contribution to national economies
• Use of marketing research to help producers and industry identify market opportunities for agricultural commodities
• Economic analysis of returns and certification issues of current and potential crops or commodities Facilitation of adoption of earlier research on pest, weed and disease management
• Identification of quarantine and pest risk issues for crop germplasm requiring exchange between countries
• Development and adoption of quarantine pest and disease control measures for crop exports
• Undertaking of regional studies of import risks associated with the movement of live aquatic organisms, and definition of appropriate quarantine strategies