Pacific Community highlights soil health as key issue for Small Island Developing States
21 March 2017, Rome Italy - FAO Director-General Jose' Graziano da Silva meeting with His Excellency Jioji Konousi Konrote, President of the Republic of Fiji. Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon (GSOC17) Co-organized by FAO, GSP/ITPS, IPCC, UNCCD/SPI…
Curbing the coconut rhinoceros beetle in the Pacific
The Pacific Community (SPC) is taking proactive measures to assist Samoa and other Pacific Island countries and territories in their efforts to curb any resurgence of the coconut rhinoceros beetle.
SPC, with support from AgResearch New Zealand, has…
Manual addresses biosecurity information challenge
Comprehensive information about biosecurity regulations for transporting handicrafts across borders in the Pacific region is now more accessible following the launch of a manual at the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts in Hagatna, Guam, today.
Pioneering soil research for the Pacific
Pioneering scientific research to examine the value of organic farming over chemical agriculture for good soil health and climate resilience in the Pacific region will start in May.
Termed the ‘soil health trials’, the research will actively engage…
SPC-New Zealand South-South cooperation to strengthen biosecurity and boost trade
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is at the forefront of preventing unwanted pests and diseases from reaching fragile Pacific communities, working with development partners to strengthen national biosecurity services.
Organic farmers of the Pacific to support Year of Soils
Recognising that soil is one of the essential elements for life, along with water, air and sunlight, organic farmers across the Pacific region will be actively supporting the 2015 United Nations International Year of Soils.