9th Regional Meeting of Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (PHOAFS)
The 9th Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services meeting will be a virtual event, hosted by the Government of Tonga, with the support of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
POETCom Farm Advisor Learning Exchange
Learning exchange of Trainers (Farm Advisors)' focused on sustainable farming practices. Aiming to equip Pacific Organic Learning Farms Network (POLFN) farm advisors with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote sustainable…
How Arthur Mills reversed his life-threatening illness
Research in Focus: Meet Fuatino Fatiaki, Organic and Agroecology Productions Systems Officer
First EU-SAFE Steering Committee meeting marks progress in Pacific biosecurity and trade facilitation
Farmers at their Kava farm in Vanua Levu, Fiji.
The first Steering Committee of the European Union (EU) funded project Safe Agricultural Trade Facilitation for Economic Integration in the Pacific (
Research in Focus: Meet Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician
Research in Focus: Meet Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician
This time in Research In Focus, we sit with Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician at the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Land Resources Division.
Hailing from the picturesque island of…
Raising profile of seagrass ecosystems critical
Pacific marine conservation efforts overwhelmingly focus on coral reefs with seagrass ecosystems marginalised in conservation legislation and policy.
This was the remarks shared by SPC’s Acting Deputy Director-General Science and Capability Florence…
Pasifika NiuNet: a new collaborative platform for an integrated approach to coconut research and development in the Pacific
First face-to-face Coconut Board Governance meeting, with participants from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand - SPC…
Pilot sites for coconut rhinoceros beetle control
New Zealand High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency, Mr Peter Zwart (Right) paid a visit to one of the pilot demonstration sites for the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle.
The Papua New Guinea Coconut Rhinoceros…
Land Resources Research in Focus: Meet Feasirua Lagilagi, Coconut Genetic Resources intern
Could you describe your academic background and how it led you to pursue your internship at the Pacific Community (SPC)?
I graduated from the University of the South Pacific (USP) with a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry, reflecting my strong…