Despite the fact that most Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are primarily agricultural economies, export performance for non-commodity primary products in general and high-value products in particular has been poor. However PICs:
(i) are agriculture-based economies, often with very limited alternative development opportunities;
(ii) have a comparative advantage for the production and export of a wide range of high-value agricultural and horticultural products;
(iii) are in close proximity with some reasonably affluent markets; and
(iv) commonly acknowledge the role of trade as a mechanism for promoting economic growth and regional stability.
Difficulties faced by PICs in managing the regulatory processes associated with accessing key markets are often cited as a major reason for poor export performance. Key constraints to improving Market Access (MA) include:
(i) poor identification of MA priorities leading to the highly limited resources available within both exporting and importing country regulatory agencies being squandered on submissions that are unlikely to be successful or even if successful unlikely to result in significant economic gains;
(ii) limited ability of export country regulatory agencies to prepare and progress high-quality MA submissions;
(iii) limited capacity of exporting countries to implement Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures required to comply with MA agreements;
(iv) limited capacity to identify and conduct research and development (R&D) required to establish, improve or maintain MA;
(v) lack of industry consultation and involvement in MA work; and
(vi) limited capacity of Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) to help address MA issues.
PHAMA is designed to directly address these issues.
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PHAMA - Attachment 1 - Design Document.pdf Size : 0.55 Kb Type : pdf |
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PHAMA - Attachment 3 - Tenderer's Checklist.doc Size : 0.071 Kb Type : doc |
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PHAMA - Attachment 4 - Tenderer Declaration.doc Size : 0.056 Kb Type : doc |
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PHAMA - Attachment 5 - Abbreviations and Acronyms List.pdf Size : 0.014 Kb Type : pdf |
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PHAMA - Addendum 1 - 15 July 2010.pdf Size : 0.024 Kb Type : pdf |
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Addendum 2 - PHAMA - 20 July 2010.pdf Size : 0.022 Kb Type : pdf |
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Addendum 3 - PHAMA - 06 August 2010.pdf Size : 0.069 Kb Type : pdf |
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Addendum 4 - PHAMA - 17 August 2010.pdf Size : 0.143 Kb Type : pdf |
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Attachment 1 to Addendum 4 - PHAMA Industry Briefing - Presentation 1.pdf Size : 0.481 Kb Type : pdf |
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Attachment 2 to Addendum 4 - PHAMA Industry Briefing - Presentation 2.pdf Size : 0.927 Kb Type : pdf |
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Addendum 5 - PHAMA - 18 August 2010.pdf.pdf Size : 0.022 Kb Type : pdf |
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Addendum 6 - PHAMA - 27 August 2010.pdf Size : 0.045 Kb Type : pdf |
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Addendum 7 - PHAMA - 02 September 2010.pdf Size : 0.065 Kb Type : pdf |
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