Boost for sugarcane farmers as road works begin
Sugarcane farmers in Fiji’s western division were happy to see road rehabilitation works officially commence today on 29kms of cane access roads in the Malolo sector in Nadi. Once completed, the road works will benefit over 2000 cane farming households…
Pacific Community hosts President of Fiji
The Pacific Community (SPC) hosted the President of Fiji, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote at its Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) facility in Narere, today.
The Centre is the Pacific’s only internationally recognised…
RESCCUE Project - The first SPC carbon neutral project
RESCCUE is becoming the first SPC carbon neutral project, look at the video to have more information.
Fiji’s first community managed cocoa processing unit launched
Fiji’s first community managed cocoa processing unit was launched in Lutu Village, Naitasiri, today.
The processing unit, consisting of a fermenter and a cocoa dryer, was provided by the European Union (EU) funded Increasing Agricultural Commodities…
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SPC/GIZ Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Islands Region (CCCPIR) programme
Fiji tilapia farmers to open hatcheries
Five local tilapia farmers, who attended a two-week course on aquaculture in Bangkok, Thailand, have returned and are ready to put their newly acquired knowledge into practice.
The training was part of the Increasing Agricultural Commodities Trade (IACT…
Zoom - Planting for purpose in Fiji
Community members from Dogoru village learning seed sowing techniques.Photo: Vinesh Prasad, SPC
Planting trees to safeguard water catchments and natural forest reserves is an important initiative being undertaken by the Pacific Community (SPC) in Dogoru…
Pacific Community supports recovery efforts in Fiji
As flood waters recede across Fiji, disaster management experts from the Pacific Community (SPC) are continuing to assist the national government’s response and recovery efforts in the wake of a tropical depression that hit the Pacific Island country…
Fiji cocoa farms receive recovery assistance
A number of cocoa farms devastated by Tropical Cyclone Winston will benefit from assistance provided by the European Union and Pacific Community in an effort to to boost the productivity of the agricultural sector after the cyclone struck early this year…
Fiji presidency a breakthrough for Pacific voice on climate change
Fiji’s successful bid to preside over next year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23) is the added muscle needed to trigger more action to combat climate change for small island states, according to the Director-General of the Pacific…