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Dr Siosiua Halavatau

Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Tongan Dr Siosiua Halavatau, who received his PhD in 1998 through the University of Queensland, is supporting agricultural development in 16 Pacific countries through his role at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC).

Siosiua is Team Leader and Participatory Extension Officer within an SPC regional project on developing sustainable agriculture in the Pacific. He is also the coordinator of the Crop Production Thematic Group of SPC’s Land Resource Division. He has direct responsibility for the SPC crop protection team, which provides planning and technical support to project countries.

Major achievements since Siosiua’s return include his integral involvement in the development of Samoa’s first Agriculture Sector Strategic Plan; his previous appointment as Deputy Director and Chief Executive of Extension for the Ministry of Agriculture in Tonga; and being the inaugural recipient of the Gender Award, which promotes the integration of women and youth in SPC’s activities, including recruitment and capacity building.

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