FAO SIDS Solutions Forum 2024: Showcasing Samoa’s Cocoa and Agribusiness Innovations

The 2024 FAO SIDS Solutions Forum, held from 5-8 November in Fiji, brought together leaders and innovators from the Pacific region to discuss transformative solutions for agrifood systems. The Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS) actively participated, contributing to discussions on the theme of “Building the Blue Pacific Continent through Production and a Better Environment.”

Workshop validates Samoa’s first National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy,paving way to launch at CHOGM

Representatives of line ministries with a stake in science, technology and innovation for development and representatives of the National University of Samoa have validated the draft National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy at a workshop at Nafanua convened on 2nd October by the Honorable Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. The involvement of multiple ministries reflects the fact that, as the minister put it, ‘science is everywhere’. The workshop was hosted by the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa.