Senile coconut trees reborn as engineered wood
Participants at the Belogo coconut estate – Wailevu Cakaudrove
Regional research agenda series: Meet our peer reviewers, Mr Naikatini and Ms Sumareke
This month, we are pleased to introduce more exceptional peer reviewers from our team.
Regional research agenda series: Planters' resilience towards climate change in the Cook Islands
Starting from this week and going for a year, over 170 planters will be interviewed to gauge their resilience towards climate change. Watch this video documentary shared by Cook Islands Television News, which visited Te Puna Vai Marama, the Cook Islands…
Stat of the week: Papua New Guinea produces around 1.2 million tonnes of bananas.
Research in Focus: Meet Aiyush, Regional Research Agenda Data Analyst Intern
Aiyush Prasad was one of many interns working with SPC’s Land Resources Division recently. His role involved conducting research work informing the Operationalisation and Resource Mobilisation Framework as a main outcome for the Regional Research Agenda…
Fijian farmers better equipped for sustainable agriculture
Commissioning of coconut nursery in Papua New Guinea: A boost for farmers’ access to high-yield planting materials
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Pacific Community (SPC), in partnership with Kokonas Indastri Koporesen (KIK), are proud to announce the commissioning of a coconut nursery in Pinu village, located in the…
Research in Focus: Sprouting personalities: Semi, an advocate for crop genetic diversity
Deep in this forest that houses 2,400 plant and tree accessions and over 1,500 varieties of taro (edible aroids) is Semi Cakaunitavuki, a Senior Laboratory Technician in Germplasm Health at the Centre for Pacific Crops and Plants (CePaCT). Every day he…
Pacific heads chart way forward for veterinary and animal production services
New Pacific pesticide registration scheme announced at Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry
A newly proposed Pacific Regional Pesticide Registration Scheme is expected to pave the way for monitoring of pesticide use in the region following discussions at the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry (PWAF) in Nadi, Fiji last week.