The first Agritourism seeds sown - Pacific agritourism week 2015

As you approach the entrance of the Fiji Sofitel Resort and Spa, you can’t help but notice the huge eye-catching banner, which says – Pacific Community Agritourism: Glocalising Pacific Agri-Food through Tourism. And day one did exactly that. It kick started the Glocalising process. Well, we didn’t delve into it straight away, no. What would a pioneering event be, without a little grandeur for memory and good old-fashioned tradition? And in the Pacific, we love our traditions. So to start things out, we had the host of the Pacific Way, someone most of the Pacific Islanders recognised. The impeccable Lenora.

She welcomed everyone in a room full of anticipation and hopes for what could this event mean? Was it worth traveling all the way from the North Pacific, Caribbean and even Europe for? Would this all work out? Uncertainties and nervousness. However, one thing was for certain, the room was filled with people who were committed to making things work and that’s all that matters I guess. In the Pacific, we call it mana, it is the only reasonable explanation really, that the event would be aptly opened by leaders who are charged with on-the-ground responsibilities, as if it was preordained. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s Land Resources Division, Deputy Director for Agribusiness and Trade, Dr. Ken Cokanasiga and the Delegation for the European Union to the Pacific’s Head of Operations, Mr. Renato Mele. And with their blessings the event began.

See more via CTA's blog: http://blogs.cta.int/2015/06/30/first-agritourism-seeds-sown/