Food System / Food Security Strategies*

1. Palau Development Plan (nationwide, all sectors)

2. Food Systems Pathway (all sectors)

3. Blue Prosperity Plan (Fisheries and aquaculture and marine)

4. Green Growth Plan (Agriculture and livestock and land)

Status Reports

1. FAO/Food Systems Stocktake Report 2023 - Submitted for online

2. FAO/Food Systems Stocktake Report 2023 - Long version for local use

3. Background and data for Green Growth Plan (agriculture statistics)

4. World Bank Agriculture Assessment (Draft)

5. Agriculture Mapping Report 2020

* These documents are not necessarily related to the GEF6 Project and are available here as a service. All rights reserved by the original owners.

1. Food Security / Food Systems Analysis Frameworks - Word Doc

   • Indicators have not been finalized.

   • This document provides a choice of frameworks (compared to objectives/targets; vision; food security definition; or SDGs). Use it to analyze your organization's plans and policies to identify gaps. 

2. Indicators for Sustainable Food Systems Targets / FOOD SECURITY INDICATORS (editable Google Doc)

   • What does success look like? Input your feedback directly in this document.

3. #KeledANgercheled Timetable

Sustainable Food Systems Planning

• • Pathways to Sustainable Food Systems in Palau (submitted through Food Systems Summit 2021)

  • Presentation from the Ministerial Retreat on "Proposed Pathways to Sustainable Food Systems in Palau" - September 16

  • President Surangel Whipps Jr.'s Statement at the United Nation's Food Systems Summit (Text; delivered September 23)

  • President Surangel Whipps Jr.'s Statement at the United Nation's Food Systems Summit (Video; delivered September 23)

  • Agenda from the Ministerial Retreat on Sustainable Food Systems - Sept 16

  • DRAFT 2 - Pathways to Sustainable Food Systems in Palau (Updated September 14)

  • DRAFT 1 - SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS PATHWAY DOCUMENT 

  • Palau page on the Summit Dialogue website

  • Official Summit Dialogue Feedback Form (findings from the Dialogues)

  • Palau's Pre-Summit Statement (delivered by Minister Victor). Read an early draft of this Statement.

Pictures

• • Pictures from Day 3 (Executive Briefing) (July 22)

  • Pictures from Day 2 (July 15)

  • Pictures from Day 1 of the 3-day Dialogue (June 8)

  • Picture from an early meeting (concept development)

  • Pictures from the Focal Group test session

Dialogue Materials

• • Download the Full Leadership Briefing Presentation with a summary of technical findings (pdf)

  • Download the Shorter Version of the Leadership Briefing Presentation (presented live on July 22)

  • Click here for a link to the Palau Agricultural Food System Conceptual Model (2021). Output of Day 1. Run the PPT as a Slide Show to access links and functionality.

  • Day 3 Talking points

  • Click here for the Introductory Slides (definition of Food Security and Guiding Objectives)

  • Click here for Guiding Objectives and Definitions**

  • Click here for copies of Day 2 Discussion Guides (Diet & Nutrition, Job & Value-Chain, Nature- and Culture-Positive Production)

  • Click here for the Day 2 (July 14) Agenda - Priorities & Pathways to achieve objectives on Diet & Nutrition, Production, and Jobs & Value Chain

  • Click here for the Day 1 (June 8) Agenda - Creating a Conceptual Model of Palau's Agricultural Food System 

  • Click here for Day 1 Worksheets -  Four products (Livestock, Vegetables, Root Crops, Fruit Trees) across four processes (Production, Processing, Distribution, Consumption)

** Objectives are for guiding purposes only and do not represent an endorsed plan of the Palau National Government

National and International:

• Ministerial Declaration: Declaring the Year of 2022 as “The Year of Keled a Ngercheled (Our Food is Our Responsibility)”

• Presidential Proclamation 22-317: 2022 as Year of Safety and Security

• Ministerial Directive 2247/22: 2022 as Year of Keled A Ngercheled

• Ministerial Directive 2184/21: MAFE Commitment to #KeledANgercheled and #RespectProducers

• "Statement from the Convenor on Palau’s Priorities for Accelerating Transformation to Sustainable Food Systems", delivered as written remarks to the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, on January 24, 2022: Original Statement * Statement collated with other nations

• Protecting regional and national Food Security was front and center at the Pacific Ecological Security Conference, hosted by Palau from October 3-5, 2022.

• Palau presented at the Asia-Pacific Symposium on Agrifood Systems Transformation on October October 6, 2022: "KeledANgercheled (Our Food is Our Responsibility): Palau’s whole-of-government approach to achieving food security along its entire value chain." 

#RespectProducers Campaign

Producer Profiles

• All Producer Profiles 

• Producer Profiles (PPT Presentation)

Farmers

• Joe Tiobech - Pigs, chickens, fruit trees, root crops

• Fuana Rengulbai - Agroforestry

• Rusty Rodas - Livestock, kukan, diokang

• Lorenza Olkeriil - Taro

• Lucio T. Obakerbau - Chickens

Fishers

• Ilyechadreteluang Simeon Eberdong - Nearshore and Offshore Fishing

  • Read Ilyechadreteluang Simeon Eberdong's Full Profile

• Hadley Renguul - FAD and Deep Bottom Fishing

• Domingo Kerai - Trolling and Handline Fishing

• Gleaner Profile coming soon

#KeledANgercheled (Our Food is Our Responsibility) Banquet

• Menu (showcasing locally produced foods)

• Program

• Invitation

• Pictures (Flickr)