The Director of Agriculture Filifaatali Mike Fuiava has been at a meeting of the Western US Agricultural Trade Association which offered to help American Samoa send produce like taro to the US.
Filifaatali said the plan was to start on a taro planting campaign in January.
He estimated the taro should be ready for harvesting by July next year.
The director hoped to present the department's plans to farmers and lay the ground work in the coming months.
