Maintaining long-term food security has emerged as a major issue in the Pacific region, and climate change, with its associated extreme weather events, is likely to adversely impact food production in the coming decades. SPC and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with partner agencies, are supporting the governments of six Pacific countries – Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu – in their efforts to tackle the adverse effects of climate change on food production. The support includes updating vegetation and land cover maps at the national level, and working with local communities to implement appropriate adaptation measures to build their resilience to climate change.(Click to read more on Fiji activity)
http://agroforestrypacific.blogspot.com/p/usaid.htmlThe author wishes to share his views on various activities undertaken by him in establishing agroforestry projects and share lessons learnt. So far a lot has been said about agroforestry in Pacific so its time now for action to test out different mix and matches of tree species with horticulture and livestock. Climate Change is a real threat to the lives of some 9 million population in Pacific hence Agroforestry can help with building a resilient communities across Pacific.