Kirifi Pouono

EMPLOYMENT RECORD:

1) DECEMBER 2024 to JANUARY 2025:

a) C0NSULTANT/ AKP’s-AgriConsult

2) JULY 2022 to JUNE 2023:

a) SUB-CONSULTANT & COUNTRY MANAGER: PHAMA Plus

3) MARCH 2011 TO JUNE 2022:

a) SUB-CONSULTANT & NATIONAL FACILITATOR: PHAMA/PHAMA Pus

4) FEBRUARY-MARCH 2011

a) TRAINING AND FACILITATION SPECIALIST FOR POLYNESIAN COUNTRIES (COOK ISLAND, NIUE, TONGA, SAMOA): FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMME (FSSLP-FAO). FAO, APIA, SAMOA.

5) SEPTEMBER 2007 TO SEPTEMBER 2010

a) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (MAF), Apia, Samoa

6) JANUARY 2001 TO AUGUST 2007

a) ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (HEAD OF QUARANTINE), MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (MAF), Apia, Samoa.

7) AUGUST 1995:

a) PRINCIPAL RESEARCH OFFICER, (Counterpart to the Agronomist for the Australia funded Samoa Farming Systems Project). Ministry of Agriculture, Forest, Fisheries and Meteorology (MAFFM), Research Division, APIA, SAMOA.

8) JANUARY 1989:

a) SENIOR COCOA AGRONOMIST, (Counterpart to the Agronomist for the Australia funded Samoa Farming Systems Project). Ministry of Agriculture, Forest, Fisheries and Meteorology (MAFFM), Samoa Farming Systems Project. APIA, SAMOA.

9) JUNE 1980:

a) COCOA AGRONOMIST, (Counterpart to the Agronomist for the Australia funded Cocoa Project), Department of Agriculture, Forest, Fisheries, and Meteorology. Cocoa Development Project. APIA, WESTERN SAMOA

SPECIAL DUTIES:

1) DECEMBER 2024:

a) President: Samoa Society of Agricultural Professionals (SSOAP).

2) JANUARY 2024 to present:a) Director: Samoa Trust Estate Corporation Board

3) SEPTEMBER 1993:

a) IN CHARGE OF: PACIFIC AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (PAIS) FOR MAFFM.

4) AUGUST 1992:

a) COUNTRY COLLABORATOR/WORKED WITH A CONSULTANT. Nutrient disorder project on taro, ACIAR 9190; UNIVERSITY OF Queensland/USP Project.

5) 1991 - 2000:

a) IN CHARGE OF: TISSUE CULTURE UNIT. Development of the new Tissue Culture Unit.

b) IN CHARGE OF: TREE CROPS PROJECT – COCONUT, IMPROVEMENT AND REPLANTING SCHEME/MANAGED THE CONSULTANT. Operation of the breeding programme at Olomanu.

6) JUNE-SEPT., 1989:

a) COUNTERPART TO Mr. WIM RIJKSE (Soil Scientist consultant). Establishment of a Geographic Information System (GIS) in Samoa (MAFFM/Lands and Survey).

FACT FINDING MISSION:

1) MAY/JUNE 1994:

a) TARO LEAF BLIGHT MISSION. Identification, Collection and Introduction of TLB resistant varieties (PNG & Solomon Islands).

SEMINARS:

1) December 2024:

a) Introducing the “Regenerative Agritourism-Italian Model” for Samoa. AGM, Samoa Society of Agricultural Professionals (SSOAP).

2) September 2024:

a) Introducing the “Regenerative Agritourism-Italian Model” for Samoa. Rotary Club Samoa, Roko.

3) July 2024:

a) Introducing the “Regenerative Agritourism-Italian Model” for Samoa. Centre for Samoan Studies, Seminar & Film Series, 25th July 2024, National University of Samoa.

4) October 2023:

a) Samoa’s taro industry is still on a recovery mode from Taro Leaf Blight (Phytophthora colocasiae) and other surface pests. The 9th Measina Conference 2023, NUS, Samoa.

5) March 2023:

a) Promoting Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) in the Agriculture Sector. Faculty of Arts Seminar Series, 24th March 2023, National University of Samoa.

6) August 2021:

a) Strategy proposed to improve cocoa farm quality and productivity. Faculty of Sciences Seminar Series, 11th August 2021, National University of Samoa.

7) May 2021:

a) Samoa’s taro industry is still on a recovery mode from Taro Leaf Blight. Faculty of Sciences Seminar Series, 26th May 2021, National University of Samoa.