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# [SEYCHELLES] Agriculture: The Archipelago Launches Its Food Revolution to Reduce 70% Import Dependence
- URL: https://businessoi.media/en/seychelles-agriculture-larchipel-engage-sa-revolution-alimentaire-pour-reduire-70-dimports-en/
- Published: 2026-07-18T02:45:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-18T02:45:44.000Z
- Description: The Seychelles imports 70% of its food. Facing this systemic risk, the government is launching a 2024-2028 national strategy to achieve 100% self-sufficiency in eggs and reduce dependence on global markets.
- Author: Emmanuel TAOCHY
- Tags: Seychelles, Économie, Investissement, Revue matinale, #en

The Seychelles currently imports **70% of its food**. This figure, which places the archipelago in extreme vulnerability to logistics shocks and global price fluctuations, is now at the center of an ambitious national strategy driven by the government of Victoria and the Seychelles Agricultural Agency (SAA).

## A Marginal Sector in Urgent Need of Rehabilitation

Agriculture currently accounts for only about **3% of GDP** in the Seychelles — a negligible figure for an archipelago of 115 islands. The constraint is first geographical: mountainous terrain limits arable land, and the few cultivable plots face intense land pressure in a territory where tourism captures most investment.

Yet the National Development Strategy 2024-2028 identifies agriculture as a **priority sector**. Goals are concrete: achieving **100% self-sufficiency** in table eggs, significantly increasing local production of meat — goat, pork, poultry — and fresh vegetables.

## Tools of the Transition

To finance this shift, the government established an *Agriculture Development Fund* to support local producers during their scale-up phase. The Physical Planning Regulations Act of 2023 also establishes strict environmental protection rules to govern agricultural land expansion without endangering island ecosystems.

The SAA directly manages several controlled intensive livestock projects (chickens, pigs, goats) and supports farmers with subsidized inputs and enhanced technical assistance. The Seychelles also collaborate with regional partners — Mauritius, Réunion — for knowledge transfer in tropical agriculture.

## Why It Matters

Food dependency is the blind spot of every Indian Ocean archipelago. The COVID-19 crisis and post-2022 supply chain disruptions made visible what policymakers already knew: importing 70% of food exposes an island to systemic risk. The Seychelles are opening a regulatory and financial laboratory whose lessons will be valuable for Madagascar, the Comoros, and Mayotte. Regional food sovereignty is no longer optional.