IFAD Pacific Programme member states: History 1981-2015: Portfolio of loans and grants to the Pacific region for a total cost of USD 125 million, including 12 country level investments in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga. Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia* Fiji Kiribati Pipeline Projects Marshall Islands 2015 2016 Nauru • Fiji • Samoa Niue • Solomon Islands • Vanuatu Palau* • A daptation of Food Crop Production Systems to Climate Change (ASAP) 2017 Solomon Islands • Tonga Tonga • S trengthening Regional Cooperation and National Policy Frameworks for Resilient and Productive Farming Systems and Landscapes Samoa Tuvalu Vanuatu • Innovative Technology for Development (Korea) Recent Partners • Australian Aid • Pacific Islands Farmer Organisations Network (PIFON) • Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research • Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (POETCom) • Bank of the South Pacific (BSP) • Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) • Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ) • European Union • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) • Foundation of the People of the South Pacific, Kiribati (FSPK) • MORDI Tonga Trust • Taiwan Technical Mission • Westpac Bank • World Bank *S ubject to approval by the IFAD Governing Council February 2015 About our work: Population and geomorphology in the Pacific Key Target groups: • Outer Islands & Remote Areas • Women & Youth Key Themes: • L ocal Food Production and Nutrition • Income from Farming and Rural Employment • C ommunity-Level Institutions for Planning and Investment • A daptation to Climate Change in Agriculture On-going Country and Regional Projects Project Countries IFAD Financing (USD) Years Active Agricultural Partnerships Project* Fiji 3,5 million 2015-2020 Outer Island Water and Food Project Kiribati 3 million 2014-2018 Rural Development Programme II* Solomon Islands 4.6 million 2015-2020 Rural Innovation Project Tonga 2.6 million 2012-2017 Partnerships in High Value Agriculture Fiji 0.5 million 2012-2015 Capacity Building for Resilient Agriculture in the Pacific Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Niue 1 million 2015-2017 * Subject to approval by IFAD Executive Board, April 2015 Completed Country and Regional Projects Project Countries IFAD FinancingType (USD) Years Active Rural Development Programme I Solomon Islands 4 million Loan 2010-2014 Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme All PIC 1.5 million Regional Grant 2009-2013 Root and Tuber Crops Research and Development Programme for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific All PIC 1.5 million Regional Grant 2011-2014 Development and Pilot Implementation of Pacific Organic/Ethical Trade Initiatives All PIC 0.5 million Regional Grant 2013-2014 Mainstreaming of Rural Development Innovations I Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati 2 million Regional Grant 2004-2009 Programme for Accelerating the Financial Empowerment of Poor Rural Communities through Rural Finance Innovations All PIC 1.2 million Regional Grant 2007-2012 Mainstreaming of Rural Development Innovations II Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati 1.5 million Regional Grant 2008-2012 Development of Regional Certification Standards for Organic Agriculture All PIC 0.2 million Regional Grant 2006-2009 Building Capacities on Certification of Organic Agriculture All PIC 0.2 million Regional Grant 2005-2009 Establishment of a Centre of Excellence for Atoll Agriculture Research and development All PIC 0.2 million Regional Grant 2007-2010 Roundtable Meeting on WTO and Regional Trade Agreements All PIC 0.15 million Regional Grant 2008-2010 Biofuels: Opportunities and Implications for sustainable livelihoods of rural poor All PIC 0.1 million Regional Grant 2008-2010 Roundtable Meeting on WTO and Regional Trade Agreements All PIC 0.05 million Regional Grant 2010-2011 Increasing Community Resilience to Natural Disasters through Use of Traditional Coping Strategies on the Weather Coast Guadalcanal Communities Solomon Islands 0.02 million Country Grant IPAF 2007-2008 Mangrove Rehabilitation for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Solomon Islands 0.04 million Country Grant IPAF 2012-2013 Contacts: Chase Palmeri Country Programme Manager Rome Tel: +39 06 54592449 Mobile: +39 335 7516405 E-mail: [email protected] Sakiusa Tubuna Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Pacific Islands Suva Tel: +679 929 7863 E-mail: [email protected] International Fund for Agricultural Development Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 E-mail: [email protected] www.ifad.org www.ruralpovertyportal.org ifad-un.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/ifad instagram.com/ifadnews www.twitter.com/ifadnews www.youtube.com/user/ifadTV February 2015