Risks and solutions for the Pacific ‘Tree of Life’ detailed in newly released manual
The coconut is invaluable symbol of the Pacific with immense value, both culturally and economically. Coconuts have huge potential to support sustainable and healthy rural livelihoods, driving employment, income generation and economic growth for…
Fiji farmers train in soil management for food, ecosystems, and climate change
Farmers on Fiji’s Taveuni island are set to broaden and deepen their soil knowledge and skills to contribute to long-running regional efforts to support food production, healthy ecosystems, and climate change mitigation.
Soil Management Training for farmers and agriculture extension officers
New Pacific-wide initiative targets greater exports and trade
The European Union (EU) and the Pacific Community (SPC) have today launched the ‘Safe Agricultural trade Facilitation through Economic integration in the Pacific’ (SAFE Pacific) project to strengthen and enhance trade capacities designed to improve…
Year-round vegetables target of training for boosting farmer output and markets
A training on an innovative technology that could potentially transform the region’s high value vegetable market was held for agriculture extension officers in Nadi, Fiji this week.
The Australian-funded ‘Integrating protected cropping systems into…
As the Pacific Community's Land Resources Division achieves 50 percent women leadership, we must continue to break the bias against women in agriculture
As the Pacific Community's Director of Land resources Division, I am proud to note during this year’s International Women’s Day that 50% of the leadership of the Division are women. We also have many amazing women scientists, some who have faced…
Agriculture recovery information sheets distributed to Tongans and regionally after calamitous eruption
The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’aipi volcano in January 2022 has devastated communities and will have far-reaching effects on Tonga agriculture.
SPC’s Land Resources Division (LRD) has responded by consulting its agriculture and soil…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Meet SPC's Land Resources Division Lab Technician Maraia Dure Ravulo
The Pacific’s unique geography makes preserving its crops, trees and seed for food security a formidable challenge. SPC’s Land Resources Division’s (LRD) work in Genetic Resources advances the utilization of plant genetic resources, including developing…
The Pacific Community opens new toolbox to tackle Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle infestation
The Pacific Community is implementing a new tool to address the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB), whose spread is devastating one of Pacific’s most important crops, the coconut.
Banking on seeds for healthy Pacific livelihoods
A sustainable seed system is crucial to ensuring farmers have timely access to affordable quality seeds. However, access to quality vegetable seeds has been a long-standing challenge for farmers not only in Fiji, but throughout the Pacific.