A WORKSHOP which hopes to capitalise on the growing food tourism boom worldwide where destinations are offering unique culinary experiences to visitors by encouraging qualified chefs in the region to work with local communities to source local food resources for their menus and use greater innovation and creativity in food preparation is in progress in Samoa.

The two-day culinary training workshop in Apia, Samoa aims to improve the knowledge and skills of culinary business owners in the South Pacific region as well as chefs from small and medium-sized hotels in Samoa.

The workshop features South Pacific chef ambassadors Robert Oliver and Colin Chung.

The second regional Agribusiness Forum also aims to promote links between agriculture and other productive sectors such as tourism in the Pacific Islands.

The chefs culinary training workshop is a joint collaboration between the South Pacific Tourism Organisation, Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation, Netherlands-based Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation and the Samoa Tourism Authority

The theme for this year’s forum is “Linking the agrifood sector to local markets for economic growth and improved food and nutrition security”.