Product Innovation & Development Projects
From Concept to Launch: Driving Next-Generation Solutions
Accelerating Growth Through Strategic Design and Development
| Project Name | Objective | Timeline | Donor |
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Prototype Development |
To develop health-enhancing and cosmetic products using Samoan natural resources and bioactive compounds |
2023 – 2025 |
Internal Funding (SROS) |
| One Country One Priority Produce (OCOP) |
Support activities focusing on promoting value added products from cocoa. |
2023 – 2025 |
FAO |
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Establishing the Food Innovation Centre |
Build the capacity of the Food Science & Technology division to cater for various food value added work and associated quality control tests | Ongoing | |
| PHAMA PLUS and the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa | Support different activities such as; Scientific and Research Services; Taro Whiskey, Hot Water Treatment, Kava Machine, HACCP, Innovation and knowledge services for agrifood sectors, technical quality test service & Food Innovation Centre. | 2023 – 2025 |
Government of Australia & New Zealand |
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Sustainable Transformation of Domestic Agrifood System in Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands (STODAS) |
The STODAS Project has been initiated, aiming to foster domestic production and consumption through a resilient and sustainable agrifood transformation across the specified countries and the broader region. |
2023 – 2025 |
European Union (EU) |
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Analysing Kava Varieties, Distribution and Kavalactone Content |
To identify and confirm the ‘ava varieties grown in Samoa, develop methodology to determine the kavalactone profiles. |
2023 – 2024 |
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Pacific Island Rural and Agriculture Stimulus (PIRAS) |
Support Agriculture sector in economic recovery from covid-19 pandemic and improve income, food and nutrition security for rural economies. |
2022 – 2024 |
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Share your innovations: Revolutionize Farming in the Pacific
Samoa’s Annual Agri-Innovate Competition
Cultivate your vision into a force for change and lead the future of sustainable farming.
Your innovation is the seed that will grow a resilient and prosperous Samoa.
