Yap Summit Community Sector - Yap State Government

YAP STATE GOVERNMENT
• The Agriculture Sector perceives itself as not being supported. The sector perceives itself as not being a
priority in budget terms.
• There is no explicit Agriculture Policy established by the local Government. [Secretariat Note: The effects
of the yet to be approved National Agriculture Policy still have to be produced, however there is a need of
a more specific and rooted local planning.]
Recommendations were made to support the achievement of the Goal:
• A cooperative of farmers should be created.
• The sector perceives as a necessity looking at extra source of funding to complement the perceived lack of
budget support. Being Food Security a recognized priority by International Banks and Organizations, the
possibility of applying for food security funds was highlighted as recommendable by the sector’s internal
stakeholders.
• The budget allocated for agriculture should reflect the +6% suggested in the SDP.
• Agriculture should be recognized as a priority towards self-reliance.
Agriculture # 2: Increase production of traditional farming systems for home nutritional and traditional needs
and cash incomes.
strong impediments/no elements to value it
Positive aspect towards the achievement of the Goal:
• Subsistence farming presently plays a major role in the local communities
Critical aspects were highlighted that may affect the final achievement of the Goal:
• There are no data to measure the extent of the consumption of traditional farming product, and their
percentage of the total food consumption within the state. This is an impediment in identifying why and
under which circumstances (price, cooking time, values, etc.) people consume locally produced food or
imported products.
• The long lasting debate on how to foster the economic potential of an increasing of the production of
local food faces the dilemma on whether the focus should be on the demand or on the supply side.
Recommendations were made to support the achievement of the Goal:
• A consumption survey has been recommended to determine the level of consumption of local versus
imported food.
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