Tuvalu biosecurity officers empowered in pest surveillance and monitoring to combat fruit flies
SPC training in Timor-Leste underscores commitment to strengthening regional biosecurity, plant health and safe trade
SPC helps strengthen biosecurity to protect Samoa from emerging pests and diseases
Photo: SPC's Riten Gosai guiding Samoa Ministry of Agriculture participants on fruit fly trap installation in a host tree. Credit: SPC
Biosecurity risk mitigation, pest/import risk assessment, emerging threats, and plant health surveillance, including…
New Zealand and SPC sign agreement to strengthen animal health in the region
As the Pacific region grapples with the potential spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) and other transboundary animal diseases, the Pacific Community (SPC) has signed a partnership agreement with Biosecurity New Zealand to strengthen…
New agreement set to boost Pacific’s livestock and animal health production system
In the bid to boost the region’s animal health and livestock production systems, the Pacific Community (Land Resources Division (LRD) have signed a four-year partnership agreement with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
New plant health laboratory launched to boost Pacific food security
Avian Influenza outbreak in Australia puts Pacific Islands on high alert
An outbreak of the Avian Influenza (AI) affecting several poultry farms has been reported in the Australian state of Victoria. The highly pathogenic Avian influenza, otherwise known as ‘AI’, is a serious poultry disease that can cause high mortality in…
New COVID-19 response will increase biosecurity and upgrade sustainable food production in the Pacific
COVID-19 has had a far-reaching effect on Pacific nations. In the space of seven months, the evaporation of vital tourism earnings and remittances, as well as the disruption to international trade and the food supply, has had repercussions on food…
Aquatic biosecurity for food safety, food security and income generation
Pearl farming in Tonga – Photo credit: Poasi Fale
Aquaculture is probably the fastest growing food-producing sector globally, contributing around 50 per cent of the world’s food fish. It is especially important in regions where fish is the main…
Emae descendants vow to protect island with organics
Passionate about protecting all that’s dear - the land, sea and forests - has inspired the chiefs and people of Emae Island in Vanuatu to declare their homeland organic.
On 4 July, Emae islanders took an oath to protect their home and forbid the use of…