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SIDS Solutions Forum report
02/2022
On the 30 and 31 August 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Fiji and the International Tele¬communication Union (ITU), organized a successful Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum.
As part of the SIDS Solutions Forum (30-31 August 2021), FAO collected innovations and creative digital technologies that respond to local problems and challenges.
Read the 2-page profiles that summarize the innovative solutions on a wide variety of techniques, tools and approaches that have been generated in SIDS.
Agriculture
Data collection
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Publications
Real-time data platform (Fiji, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga)
08/2021
TUPAIA is a free, open-source data platform featuring data collection, management, and mapping-led visualization tools to support health, education,...
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Publications
SOLA Solutions for Open Land Administration (Samoa)
08/2021
SOLA (Solutions for Open Land Administration) is an open-source software for land title registration and cadastral mapping. This technology enables...
E-commerce and supply chains
Education
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Publications
SISSTEM-Sustainable Island Solutions through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Aruba)
08/2021
The absence of local higher education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has led to a brain drain in Aruba. SISSTEM aims to...
Farming Information
Food Processing
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Publications
Processing centres (Fiji)
08/2021
Post-harvest losses, which may average 20-30% for some commodities, are considerable because of the lack of food processing units and lack of market...
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Publications
Improving local value chains (Samoa)
08/2021
Many Pacific Islands suffer from an underdeveloped local economy and rely on imported food for their consumption. Developing locally processed food...
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Publications
Hot air dryer (Solomon Islands)
08/2021
This hot air dryer extends the shelf life of products from 3 days to 3 months as compared with traditional methods. It supports farmers in fulfilling...
Health and nutrition
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Publications
Friendly food consumption app (Fiji)
08/2021
The 2015 Fiji National Nutrition Survey, showed significant levels of anemia; childhood stunting-wasting; maternal micronutrient deficiency & adult...
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Publications
QR code contact tracing system (Cook Islands)
08/2021
Cook Safe+ is the contact tracing system developed by Cook Islands based on a QR code to ensure that all visitors and residents participate in contact...