Business development – Market system in the Pacific islands

Business development services for the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access (PHAMA) plus program delivered in Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. The program is targeting positive impact on 200,000 Pacific households in the six PHAMA economies as well as small island state signatories of PACER Plus.

The proposed investment include: a multi-country, private sector-led approach; discrete, multi-year, export market interventions; increased emphasis on export commodity quality and productivity to enhance Pacific supply chain reliability; a purposeful blend of market systems facilitation and direct engagement; modest market access related interventions for small island state signatories of PACER Plus as they emerge; and program monitoring and results measurement to inform economic diplomacy and policy dialogue by DFAT.  The new program is characterised by three investment themes: it is commercial,export-orientedand inclusive.