Regional Workshop: Plant Protection in the Pacific
The Pacific Community (SPC), with funding from the Australia Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, is facilitating a series of workshops on plant protection for the South West Pacific Region.
Product and Persistence: Banaban Virgin Coconut Oil is beating the odds
Product and Persistence: How remote producers like Banaban Virgin Coconut Oil can achieve market share against all odds
Pacific Seeds for Life becomes a reality
Seeds and climate change
At the 23rd Conference of the Parties of UNFCCC (where Fiji played a central role), Parties adopted the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture. This landmark agreement recognized ‘the fundamental importance of agriculture…
Coconut workshop on selection of seeds and planting techniques to improve options for farming households in the Pacific
Peter Kjaer, farmer from Taveuni discusses a point with Vijendra Kumar, Ministry of Agriculture Fiji, while Victor Mataora from Cook Islands looks on.
Aiming to improve the Pacific coconut sector’s competitiveness and sustainability, the Coconut…
Why the Pacific is taking an integrated approach to climate change and NCDs
The Island nations of the Pacific region are a community encompassing many unique traditions, cultures and experiences. These generally small island nations are spread across one the largest and most important regions on Earth. With small populations…
Start of a new journey: Arshni’s path towards becoming a mentor
SPC and ACIAR sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
SPC’s Deputy Director General, Dr Audrey Aumua and the ACIAR Chief Executive Officer, Professor Andrew Campbell
The Pacific Community (SPC) and its longstanding partner, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) have…
Traditional knowledge helping to create official land records in Solomon Islands
Meetings with leaders held in Kia this week confirm strong interest in proceeding with customary land recording of Barora Fa’a land in Isabel Province. There are currently no official government records regarding land ownership in Barora Fa’a, which has…
International Day of Women in Science
Pacific Community (SPC) staff profile (CePaCT): Logotonu Waqainabete, Curator – CePACT
Launch of SPC market study and six pilot projects to enhance competitiveness of Pacific coconut industry
A market study report and six pilot projects providing advancement and opportunities for the coconut industry in the Pacific were launched on Thursday, 25 January 2018, at the Melanesian hotel in Port Vila, Vanuatu.