The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has presented its Annual report of 2021, which outlines its goal to build and improve its work for the future of the Pacific region.

FAO's sub regional coordinator, Xiangjun Yao, presented the report during a gathering at the Lava Hotel in Apia.

The 'FAO in the Pacific: 2021 Annual Report' presents the results that FAO-led projects and programmes contributed to the timely and effective joint response by the United Nations family, governments and other partners under various thematic clusters including climate change, emergencies, fisheries and aquaculture.

 It also looks at longer-term gains made in forestry, livestock, and nutrition and food safety work and highlights how statistics and policy programmes supported key data, reporting, planning and decision-making, including assisting several nations to develop various national censuses

"FAO gave assistance to Tonga because the volcanic eruption that occurred and the FAO provided an excellent response," she said.

"FAO looked to create a food system that follows accountability rules supported with high quality evidence with the creation of an efficient food system expanding it to create employment for the country."

The report also highlighted common issues across three regions such as Climate Change, the impacts of COVID19 and the impacts of the War in Ukraine. 

They looked to evaluate arable land that can be used to build and improve the agriculture because of its scarcity. 

FAO supports fourteen other countries in the Pacific that strives to improve on Food security, Nutrition, agriculture and rural development priorities as a multi-country program framework for the Pacific Islands since 2018 -2021.

The Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum was also highlighted.

It coincided with the National UN Food Systems Summit dialogues that looked to accelerate the achievement of Social Development Goals. This was through Farming practices that educated the men and youth as well as the transfer of how food systems can be transferred as healthy, safe and sustainable food systems.

Enhanced agroforestry and plant management is part of a forestry sector outlook study that works towards reducing the effects on climate change on the environment also having its place in the World Food Program as a response to climate change.

The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Laauli Leuatea Schmidt, acknowledged the work of FAO in Samoa and the wider Pacific region.