The government has appointed former Director General of Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forests, Fisheries and Biosecurity, Howard Aru to spearhead the planning of the week-long event.
The Pacific Week of Agriculture will be held in the week of October 16, 2017.
It will precede the SPC Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Meeting and the joint FAO and SPC Pacific Agriculture Ministers Meeting.
The theme of the inaugural event is Pacific ‘CROPS’ (Culture, Resilient, Opportunity, Product and Sustainability).