Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan 2016-2020. Country/Territory Tonga Document type Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Water Keyword Agricultural development Poverty Smallholders/peasants Capacity building Extension Disasters Rural employment Research Cooperative/producer organization Climate change Biodiversity Irrigation Agricultural land Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil rehabilitation Waste management Marine area Coastal zone management Risk assessment/management Sustainable use Food security Nutrition Food sovereignty Potable water Water supply Freshwater resources management Geographical area ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Entry into force notes 2016-2020 Abstract The need for the Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan (TASP) was identified as part of Tonga’s national planning process. This Plan is expected to identify the Kingdom’s vision and priorities for maximizing contributions from the agriculture sector both to its economic growth and to sustained food security in the face of a changing world economy, looming climate change, and natural disasters in the Pacific. The Plan is also expected to: (i) articulate specific programmes and activities which are required to achieve sector priorities; (ii) clarify the roles and responsibilities of the different sector stakeholders; (iii) estimate investment needs; and (iv) provide a framework for measuring progress over the short- and medium-terms. Full text English Website pafpnet.spc.int; http