Land Resources Division SPC

Land Resources Division (LRD) is the newest division of SPC and brings together two previously separate programmes dealing with agriculture and forestry. LRD’s goal is to strengthen livelihoods of Pacific islanders by improving food security, increasing trade and assisting the Pacific Community to be more prosperous and healthy and manage their agricultural and forest resources in a sustainable way.

How LRD functions is largely governed by SPC member countries through the regional Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (HOAFs). At the last HOAFs meeting in 2006 it was recommended that LRD:

Develop with relevant partners a strategy to promote agriculture among young people

LRD is made up of a number of Thematic Groups and is guided by its Strategic Plan.