The workshop engaged the participants to develop appropriate recommendations for improved capability in the development and delivery of decision/discussion support systems. Participants were encouraged to be discussants and facilitated the interactive dialogue. The workshop provided an opportunity for APN scientists to learn about varying weather and climatic conditions imposing pressure on farming systems, and in developing adaptation strategies on increasing climate variability and decision support systems and similar on-farm applications or communication strategies in which weather and climate products can be disseminated to farmers. A follow-up pilot workshop was held 11-13 January 2010 in Rarotonga, Cook Islands which successfully empowered local farmers and technical experts to understand and use media products to communicate messages on climate variability and its impacts on agriculture from the Cook Islands Meteorological Office and Ministry of Agriculture.