Program
Growing Women-led Food Innovation
To increase food security and economic opportunity, we help women food entrepreneurs in Fiji, Samoa, and Indonesia turn local crops, traditional knowledge, and bio-cultural resources into market-ready food products.
Pacific countries are increasingly looking at ways to strengthen food security, reduce reliance on imported processed foods, and create more opportunities for women and small businesses.
Idea2Market Regenerative Bioeconomy is a pioneering women-led food entrepreneurship program that seeks to transform Pacific and Indonesian bio-cultural food assets into premium market-ready products. Through incubation, mentorship, product development, and storytelling, the initiative provides women entrepreneurs with skills and pathways to participate in regenerative economies while strengthening food sovereignty, environmental resilience, and local economic participation. The initiative is implemented in partnership with the Pacific Islands Food Revolution (PIFR) and Seniman Pangan.
approach
The Idea2Market Regenerative Bioeconomy Initiative aims to help Pacific women growers and small food businesses move beyond subsistence and low-income production by providing hands-on coaching, product development support, mentorship, and market access opportunities.
In its first year, the initiative will directly support six women entrepreneurs from Fiji and Samoa. Participants will work with Indonesia-based food innovation hub Seniman Pangan using its well-tested Idea2Market methodology to develop regenerative food products rooted in local Pacific ingredients and traditions.
The initiative will also highlight the journeys of participating women entrepreneurs through a documentary scheduled for release in late October 2026.