Samoa Agritourism Policy Setting Worskhop 2016 Linking Agriculture and Tourism through Policy setting: Strengthening the local agrifood sector and promoting agritourism Workshop organised by the Government of Samoa and CTA in collaboration with PIPSO

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Development of value added food &
non-food products for the Tourism
Industry
Samoa Agritourism Policy Workshop
Samoa Conference Centre
14th - 16th December 2016

2. - Public beneficiary body, government funds operation but
seek donor funding for projects
-Contribute to national economy & community livelihoods
through R & D and value adding to local produce
-Partnership with relevant stakeholders in the public &
private sectors, & key development partners
-two focal areas for R & D
-food
-environment and renewable energy
Background
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4. To conduct scientific research and develop
technologies of great value in the sustainable
development of value added goods and
services for export and import replacement.
Part of Mission Statement
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Gluten-free flour from breadfruit
 For health conscious visitors
 High value market that is growing rapidly (especially in USA,
Australia, New Zealand & Japan)
 SROS Promotional activities – samples to local restaurants, potential
clients in New Zealand and Japan
 SROS and local stakeholders –establish medium scale breadfruit flour
processing operation
 „local, non-GMO, organic, gluten free product‟

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Samoa Pure Avocado Oil
Cold pressed cooking oil/ salad dressing
For visitors wanting healthy oils
high in polyunsaturated fats and vitamins,
and polyphenols
avocado oil from Samoa offers
unique taste and aroma from
a blend of local varieties
Plant from Italy also processes coconut oil
Oil by- product –avocado wax
-body and/or hair moisturiser
-excellent skin penetration and humectancy
abilities

7. Avocado and Coconut Oil Margarines
 Avg $4Million spent
imported spreads
 Excellent feedback
local consumers
 Funded by Samoan
Government
 Substitute product

8. Fruit Spirits
 40% alcohol v/v
 Taro, banana, star fruit, coconut,
polynesian plum, soursop
 Funded by Government of South Korea
 Future duty free item from Samoa

9. Essential Oils
 Extracting oil from fragrant plants
 Ylang ylang, lemon grass, eucalyptus
 Excellent feedback from the International Cosmetic
trade fair in Tokyo Japan
 Use in local spas and as a gift item

10. Other product development efforts

11. Orchid Propagation
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 Propagate imported/ local orchids for local
florists
 STA, MAF, SROS partnership, funded by JICA

12. Laboratory Testing Capability
 Microbiological & chemical laboratories are internationally
accredited –IANZ
 Test for a range of spoilage microorganisms and chemical
composition of food products (safety and nutritional
information)
 Pesticide residue testing
 Narcotics laboratory
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13. Examples of projects for testing..
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• Leafy vegetables food safety and
postharvest loss - Funded by FAO
SROS‟s role -
• Undertake food safety risk assessment for
selected vegetable chains
• Through analysis of specific pathogens E.
coli, Salmonella and L. monocytogenes
along the value chains
• Quarterly testing of all bottled water –
MOH
• Analysis of various food for salt content
–MOH

14. SROS„s role in Agritourism…
• 80% of R & D activities are agriculture linked
• Food product development efforts promote the use of local
produce and resources
• Assuring the safety and quality of food products
• …as well as the quality of that recreational drug 
Tourists experience our locally produced, healthy alternatives for food
and non-food products …PROMOTED AS…
“LOCAL, ORGANIC, NON-GMO, GLUTEN FREE, NUTRITIOUS..”
All developed products are intended to be up-taken by interested
private sector to produce products for import substitution and/or
export.
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15. Thank you for your attention!
• SROS website: http://www.sros.org.ws
• Email: enquiries@sros.org.ws
• Telephone: (685) 20664
• Facsimile: (685) 27769
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