Regional Poetry Competition
Prior to this year’s International Youth Day, the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Human Rights and Social Development (HRSD) division launched a poetry competition highlighting the theme Transforming Food systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary…
Ellen, a soil scientist at SPC: “There is a bigger role for Pacific women to play in the scientific world”
As the Pacific marks World Soil Day, let’s not forget the ground beneath us
Soil is an invaluable resource for any country because it provides ecosystem services critical for life and the medium for supporting food production, either directly or indirectly.
World Soil Day on December 5 provides us the opportunity to recognize…
Pacific Organic Farmers move to develop national organic policies
Vegetable farmers working in Tagabe Agricultural Farm in Vanuatu.
In a call for support of organics in the region, Pacific organic farmers and farmer organisations agreed on strengthening organic practices through the Regional Organic Policy Development…
"I grew up surrounded by flowers and crops. Now I run the largest plant gene bank in the Pacific"
Saving Our Bacon: The Pacific Way Podcast- S03-E08
Traditional and cultural ceremonies in the Pacific would not be complete without a feast, which almost always includes pork and pork products. It is difficult to imagine a function without it. However, the Pacific pig industry is now under threat and an…
Pacific Animal Health and Production Framework to guide para-vets in the region
A first ever framework to help strengthen animal health and production systems in the region was developed by the Pacific Community (SPC), through national and regional consultations with stakeholders.
The Pacific Animal Health and Production Framework…
Soil is more than dirt for Atoll farmers
To help improve farming practices and to strengthen resilience in the face of the current changing weather patterns, the Pacific Community’s Land Resources Division (LRD) has invested in conducting soil and crop management trainings for farmers across…