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The PNM will: CREATE REGIONAL LINKAGES ALONG THE FOOD
SUPPLY CHAIN
• Promote increased environmental security
through processes such as the use of waste to The PNM will:
energy biofuels and other waste reuse
techniques such as composting for home gardens • Manage regional trade commitments while
to reduce landfill waste developing domestic production capacity

• Increase carbon sequestration through • Examine and strengthen the CSME to enable
incentivising large-scale tree crop fruit and opportunities for cross border agricultural labour
lumber production and environmental aesthetics movement and the facilitation of knowledge
sharing and transfer
• Develop the Blue Economy through the
sustainable use and management of marine and
coastal resources via the use of evidence-based
decision-making

• Examine the introduction of “Climate proofing”
interventions, particularly for small-scale
fisheries businesses to build resilience and
mitigate against adverse climate impacts

• Strengthen Water Management (including
review of WASA policy in the context of water for
agriculture) and engage the energy drilling • Increase partnerships to improve food
companies to locate new ground water sources certification and safety standards and examine
for agriculture the use of blockchain technology to solve urgent
issues such as food fraud, safety recalls, supply
chain inefficiency and food traceability in the
current food system

• Regularize Land Information, Registration and
Management

• Accelerate the provision by the State of Land
tenure for farmers

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