Atoll Nation of Tuvalu Adopts ‘Cubes’ to Step Up Nutritious Food Production
Atoll Nation of Tuvalu Adopts ‘Cubes’ to Step Up Nutritious Food Production
By Catherine Wilson
Tuvalu’s farmers have watched their crops destroyed by extreme tropical weather. They are now using Funafala 'food cubes' to have greater control over…
New poultry units to boost Samoa livestock industry
Five new poultry farming units have been opened in Samoa as part of the island nation’s ongoing efforts to reduce reliance on imported meat. The units were constructed as part of the Pacific Regional Integrated Food and Security Initiative to COVID-…
Securing the future with traditional knowledge
In Tonga, community elders are passing down the ancient art of carving canoes to help the youth build sustainable livelihoods.
Video produced by Alexandre Brecher, Corporate Communications Office
Passing on farming traditions to protect food systems
In Tonga, a local organization is setting up organic farming projects to enable young people to learn from elders how to generate some revenue while protecting the country's food systems.
Video produced by Alexandre Brecher, Corporate…
A glimpse into the Pacific food systems
Discover the specificities of food systems in the Pacific region, why they are particularly fragile, and the role of the island communities in protecting them.
Video produced by Alexandre Brecher, Corporate Communications Office
Pacific Food Systems
The future of food and food systems in the Pacific will play a key role in supporting the region, the planet’s recovery and revival from COVID-19, and the long-term health, resilience and prosperity of the Pacific people.
The first United Nations Food…
The Food Systems Summit 2021
The Summit
The UN Food Systems Summit will serve as a historic opportunity to empower all people to leverage the power of food systems to drive our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and get us back on track to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development…
Inter-Continental Network of Organic Farmers Organizations (INOFO) General Assembly of the Oceania Pasifika Region (Part 2)
WHEN:
Part One: 22 September 2021 – from 2 pm to 4.30 pm FJ Time
Part Two: 13 October 2021– from 2 pm to 4.30 pm FJ Time
WHERE: Virtual on Zoom
HOW: REGISTER BY 17 SEPTEMBER 2021 | registration link below:
https://spc.zoom.us/meeting/…
Inter-Continental Network of Organic Farmers Organizations (INOFO) General Assembly of the Oceania Pasifika Region (Part 1)
WHEN:
Part One: 22 September 2021 – from 2 pm to 4.30 pm FJ Time
Part Two: 13 October 2021– from 2 pm to 4.30 pm FJ Time
WHERE: Virtual on Zoom
HOW: REGISTER BY 17 SEPTEMBER 2021 | registration link below:
https://spc.zoom.us/meeting/…
Hot Off the Press: Food Systems in the Pacific
A bumper issue of the Pacific Community recently released publications list includes several publications related to food systems and diet in the Pacific.