PACIFIC HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE MARKET ACCESS (PHAMA) PROGRAM

Prepared by Ma’ake KomailevukaProgram Manager, Regional Economic GrowthAustralian High Commission, Suva, FijiOctober 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Background

Findings of the Independent Evaluation

Some key achievements

A few challenges

Moving forward

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BACKGROUNDPHAMAA 6 year agriculture/aid for trade program started in 2011

Funding: A$23.8 million (Phase 2)–A$19.5m from Australia (DFAT) –A$4.3m from New Zealand (MFAT)

Focus on primary sector exports (agriculture, horticulture, fish, timber)

Operating in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa

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PHAMAKEY FINDINGS FROM IER Effective in opening and maintaining MA pathways

Remains highly relevant program of support

MAWGs and IWGs an effective PPP vehicle

Support to Government departments through TA support has been an effective approach

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SOME KEY ACHIEVEMENTS - Support to Sawn Timber exporters - Solomon

Islands(SI)- Implementation of Cocoa drier trials- SI,

Vanuatu and Samoa- Finalisation of national standards for Kava –

Vanuatu, Fiji- Re-open of MA pathway for papaya and

breadfruit – Tonga- Continued MA for Ginger - Fiji - Support to Beef industry – Vanuatu- Support to exporters under the EDF

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PHAMACHALLENGES– The program’s current logic model does not reflect an adequate theory of change

– Fragmented monitoring and evaluation

– Lack of gender strategy

– Sustainability issues

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PHAMAMOVING FORWARD- New market access and maintaining market access- Changing and expanding scope- Export realism - Poverty impact- Gender Mainstreaming

- Governance, ownership and sustainability- Capacity development vs. Capacity supplementation

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