New Initiatives in the Crop Improvement Service

AGRICULTURAL PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES NETWORK: SPC is working with national partners, regional agencies and IPGRI for the establishment of this important network for the Pacific. NZODA and ACIAR are providing funding support for this initiative.

For additional information, please download: Agricultural PGR Action Plan [Word] [PDF]

 

Value Adding for Agriculture and Improving the Quality of Agriculture Exports: A training and information needs assessment was completed in April 2001 with Taiwanese funding. This assessment  will provide input for the development of new projects and activities in this area.

For additional information,  please download: Information and Training Needs Assessment for Improving the Quality of Agricultural Exports and Processing [Word] [PDF]

SPC/CIRAD Regional Tropical Fruit meeting was conducted in 1998 and it has contributed to identifying the needs in this area.

Developmemt of Sustainable Agriculture in the Pacific Project: A proposal has been submitted to the European Union for agriculture extension of sustainable technologies and extension communications. It will cover ACP countries and the French countries and territories.