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System-wide Strategies

The Value Chain Development Strategy focuses on building the infrastructure needed to strengthen the agricultural value chains on Hawaiʻi Island, particularly for small and mid-sized farms. This includes enhancing processing, storage, aggregation, and distribution capacities to add value to local agricultural products. By improving market access and providing value-added opportunities, the strategy aims to boost local production and profitability.

Value Chain Development

The Objective is to support small and mid-sized farms by improving their access to technical assistance, services, and larger markets. Increase production and value-added opportunities for producers.

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The Market Systems Development Strategy focuses on increasing the resilience and competitiveness of Hawaiʻi Island’s agricultural market. It seeks to connect supply and demand by strengthening linkages and fostering collaboration between local producers, service providers, and market actors. The strategy also emphasizes the use of market data and collaborative action to identify and scale market opportunities for local products.

Market Development

Build a resilient agricultural market system by fostering stronger public-private collaboration and creating a sustainable market for local service providers.

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The Workforce Development Strategy aims to address the workforce challenges facing Hawaiʻi Island’s agricultural sector. By aligning education and training programs with the needs of smallholder farms and agribusinesses, the strategy seeks to build a local workforce equipped with the skills required for the agricultural economy. Public-private partnerships play a key role in delivering training and developing pathways for entrepreneurship.

Workforce Development

Ensure the availability of skilled farm labor through improved training programs and technical support for agricultural enterprises.

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