Protected cropping system boosts Fiji farmer’s productivity
For more than a decade, Emosi Ravato and his fellow farmers along the fertile Sigatoka valley have toiled the land to meet the burgeoning demand for vegetable crops in Fiji. “I come from a family of sugarcane farmers,” he says. “But I made the switch to…
UK Government supports Pacific island progress on Extended Continental Shelf submissions
The UK Government has signed an agreement with the Pacific Community (SPC) for GBP 263,000 that will help Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Tonga to secure the rights and responsibilities over their respective ocean spaces.
The ocean sustains a…
Remarks by the President of Fiji His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Jioji Konrote, the President of Fiji at the Opening of the Seventh Regional Meeting of Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services
· The Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry;
· The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and other development partners
· The Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific…
Fijian Partners In Time
*This article was originally published on the GEAReD Global website on July 28 2021.*
Two Fijian women. Two Meryl Williams Fellows. Two perspectives on gender equity.
Since the Meryl Williams Fellowship brought them together in 2020 Mere Naivola and…
Fiji food safety prioritised in new online training
Increasing food safety initiatives in Fiji has been prioritized under a new online course offered by the Pacific Community (SPC) in partnership with the Fiji Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).
The Paravet Meat Inspection Hygiene and Food Safety training…
Nadroumai Women set agroforestry standard for the future
The Nadroumai Women’s Club in Western Viti Levu convened on the coral coast, last week, to celebrate a successful agroforestry project that will provide benefits for future generations.
The project, “Enhancing value-added products and environmental…
Miles Young
Mr. Miles Young is the Director of the Human Rights and Social Development Division at the Pacific Community (SPC) based in the organisation's regional Suva, Fiji, Office.