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.
A Blue Pacific voice for the United Nations Food Systems Summit
The Blue Pacific has spent the better part of the last year gearing up for The UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) held on September 23 in New York. SPC has been supporting member countries as they prepare for the Summit, and engaging with UN agencies, civil…
Rethinking sustainability
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a year, such as clean water, fertile soil, fish and forests, exceeds what the earth can naturally regenerate in that same year. This deficit is…
PW Podcast E03-E07- From Field to Fork
The importance of securing and ensuring sustainable use of the regions agricultural commodities, fisheries resources and forests was the underlying focus at the Seventh Regional Meeting of the Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (PHOAFS)…
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Gets Global Boost at Organic World Gathering
Julie Uka in her organic garden in the Cook Islands.
New ground in the international organic movement was broken at the 2021 IFOAM Organic International General Assembly on September 14 with the official passing of a motion to add Gender Equality…
Climate change and food systems top Pacific agriculture and forestry leaders’ agenda in the lead-up to UN food summit
As with many regions in the world, the Pacific has experienced a challenging 18 months since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in early 2020. With Pacific countries and territories such as Fiji and French Polynesia currently experiencing serious…
Armed with a new training manual, Pacific farmers look to control deadly coconut rhinoceros beetle infestations
The Pacific has been battling the spread of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles (CRB) for years and is now challenged by the invasion of a new CRB biotype, the CRB-Guam strain, that has spread to seven Pacific Island countries in just a decade leaving…
Stat of the week: There is 7.3 grams of dietary fibre in 100g of coconut flesh
In 100g of coconut flesh (Cocos nucifera) there is 7.3 grams of dietary fibre. The @WHO recommends adults consume 25-30g of fibre per day.
Pacific agriculture and forestry leaders eye progress post Covid-19
The Pacific Agriculture and Forestry leaders held a critical meeting last week in which they committed new energy and focus to the region’s stretched agriculture and forestry sectors and pledged to support the sustainability of communities region-…