Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Gets Global Boost at Organic World Gathering
Julie Uka in her organic garden in the Cook Islands.
New ground in the international organic movement was broken at the 2021 IFOAM Organic International General Assembly on September 14 with the official passing of a motion to add Gender Equality…
Pacific Organic Farmers Call for Innovative Solutions to Sustainable Food Systems Effort
Innovative approaches to manage natural resources to strengthen food security and poverty alleviation and contribute to the wellbeing of the Pacific people was called for by the Pacific organic movement during a virtual dialogue last week.
The Dialogue…
Pacific Organic Learning Farm Network Launch
The Pacific Organic Learning Farm (OLF) Network is an LRD project administered by POETCom. The launch is at SPC HQ in Noumea next Friday, May 28 at 10 am Noumea time, 11 am in Fiji.
Gender inclusion and Pacific values affirmed in new organic agriculture strategy launch
Gender inclusion and Pacific values affirmed in new organic agriculture strategy launch
23 November 2020 –
Empowering Women in Organic Value Chains
As COVID-19 shapes and re-shapes the “new normal” in the Pacific, organic food and products will be a key to community adaptation and resiliency in the region’s economies and livelihoods, with the opportunity to advance a more inclusive gender and people…
COVID-19 disruption provides incentive to increase organics
Organic farmers and agricultural product producers in the Pacific are calling for an increase in consumption of local, sustainably grown healthy food, as well as greater use of technology and online platforms for growing, selling and buying produce as a…
Emae descendants vow to protect island with organics
Passionate about protecting all that’s dear - the land, sea and forests - has inspired the chiefs and people of Emae Island in Vanuatu to declare their homeland organic.
On 4 July, Emae islanders took an oath to protect their home and forbid the use of…
Organic farmers of the Pacific to support Year of Soils
Recognising that soil is one of the essential elements for life, along with water, air and sunlight, organic farmers across the Pacific region will be actively supporting the 2015 United Nations International Year of Soils.