13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC)
The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) will now take place June 6-16, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The announcement from the FestPAC Hawaiʻi Commission and The Pacific Community (SPC), the custodian of FestPAC, follows two postponements of…
Fijian farmers receive comprehensive training in agroecological agriculture
Pacific Seeds for Life (PS4L): New Zealand partner trains scientists at CePaCT’s plant molecular lab to speed up diagnostics & genotyping processes
Leaders endorse region’s first Pacific-led agriculture and forestry strategy
Pacific agriculture and forestry leaders convened for the Ninth Regional Meeting of Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (PHOAFS) from 15-17 May 2024 for vigorous discussions and deliberations…
Closing Remarks by SPC's Land Resources Division Director, Ms Karen Mapusua at the 9th Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services meeting.
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Opening remarks by Incoming Chair, Dr Viliami Toalei Manu at the 9th Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services meeting
Dr Viliami Toalei Manu, Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
Distinguished Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services in the Pacific Subregional Coordinator for…
Transforming agriculture: Navuso organic learning farm centre
The Navuso Agricultural Training Institute (NATI) in Fiji is taking a big step towards promoting organic farming practices by establishing a 12-acre organic learning farm centre within the school.
Nauru’s first organic learning farm centre
The newly established Max Dowedia Organic Learning Farm Centre in Nauru is nearly ready to open its doors to interested agricultural stakeholders, researchers, and students. In the video below, Max speaks on the…
First Circle of Farmers Training – Pacific Organic Learning Farms Network Project (2024)
The Pacific Organic Learning Farms Network (POLFN), a project at the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (POETCom), is overseeing the first session of its farmer training series at the Mudrenicagi Organic Learning Farm Centre located in Fiji’s…
Controlling one of the world’s worst invasive species: the little fire ants
Today we are talking about an invasive ant species that has impacted agriculture production around the world including humans and animals. Little Fire Ants (LFA) or electric ants are regarded as one of the world’s worst invasive species.
Fire ant…