Directory of Expertise

Organisation: Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Profile: Dr. Ken Cokanasiga is a veterinarian by profession. Dr. Cokanasiga is involved in animal health and trade facilitation issues including import risk analysis, networking with national/regional and international animal health authorities and organizations, the evaluation of national veterinary services and the development of emergency response plans. He is actively exploring ways of utilising the veterinary and animal production resources of PICTS to assist in delivering the programmes of the AH&P to other PICTs.   He believes in the potential of small holder agricultural enterprises and, of downstream processing and value adding to increase our sectors contribution to national GDPs, and increase income.  

Email: KenC@spc.int Tel: (679) 3370 733 Ext: 236

Organisation: Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Profile: Sairusi Bulai is the coordinator for the LRD Forestry and Agriculture Diversification Group.  Sairusi Bulai holds an honors degree in wood science from the University College of North Wales in Bangor, UK. Before joining SPC in 2002, Sairusi was the Deputy Conservator of Forests for the Fiji Forestry Department, and was the head of the Timber Utilisation Research Division for a number of years. Sairusi is currently a Director of the Fiji Harwood Corporation Limited (FHCL), a government commercial company set up to manage Fiji’s mahogany plantations.

Email: SairusiB@spc.int Tel: (679) 3300432

Organisation: Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Profile: Sidney Suma is responsible for overseeing the Biosecurity and Trade Facilitation related activities of the SPC-LRD. With the increased pressures of globalisation on affecting the PICTs, He is keen to work with others within SPC, development partners and national state and non-state partners to contribute to the improvement in the livelihood of our people in the islands. Biosecurity and Trade Support Group of the SPC-LRD has a primarily role to assisting PICTs increase export trade which facilitating essential import trade without subjecting our islands to undue threats of pests and diseases. He is also the Executive Secretary of the Pacific Plant Protection Organisation (PPPO), a subsidiary organisation of the Pacific Community with responsibilities to coordinate harmonisation of phytosanitary measures, foster co-operation with in plant protection and other phytosanitary matters among Pacific Community Members and other countries and organisations.

Email: SidneyS@spc.int Tel: (679) 3370 733 Ext: 231