Timely review for SPC Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees as long term Crop Trust grant recipient
For the first time in its existence, the Crop Trust commissioned an audit of the Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) as part of SPC’s obligations under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2004. The review…
Establishing seeds as the key element in climate-smart responses to food security
In a world of plenty, climate-smart seed is conspicuously scarce
Pacific Community hosts Australia’s Minister for the Pacific
Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, reaffirmed support for sustainable agriculture in the region, after a visit to the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Centre for Pacific Crops and…
Australian Minister for International Development & the Pacific visits SPC's CePaCT
Recognition for efforts to halt biodiversity loss in Pacific
Efforts by the Pacific Agricultural Plant Genetic Resources Network (PAPGREN) and the Pacific Community (SPC) to conserve genetic material and halt the loss of biodiversity have been recognised at regional consultations organised by the Food and…
New potato and sweet potato varieties from Latin America to improve Pacific food security
Almost 70 new varieties of potato and sweet potato will soon be available to Pacific Island countries and territories, to improve food security across the region.
Tonga and Papua New Guinea join global food security treaty
Tonga and Papua New Guinea have signed a key international treaty that promotes sustainable global food security.
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is vital in ensuring continued availability of plant genetic…