Land Resources Division Research in Focus: Read the Genetic Resources staff co-authored paper Conventional Breeding of Pacific Island Staple Crops: A Paradox
The Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) serves as the Pacific’s genebank and acts for improved coordination on plant genetic resources management including conservation, development and utilisation.
Disease training offers hope for key Pacific crops
SPC staff drying and staining yam leaf cuttings for viewing under the microscope to see fungal spores during the plant disease training.
Land Resources Division Research in focus: The forgotten giant of the Pacific
A giant taro patch in Tonga. Photo : Filippo Guzzon.
With its 3000-year history of cultivation in South Asia and the Pacific, the giant taro (or giant elephant ear taro) has an impressive number of plant species (over 3,700) distributed worldwide. It…
Pacific Invasion: The hidden threat of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
The Pacific Community and DAFF extend vital support in emergency response to avian disease detected in Solomon Islands
Dr Sripad collecting a blood sample from a chicken in an area where the avian disease was detected in Solomon Islands
The Pacific Community (SPC) and the Australia Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (DAFF) are joining forces to provide…
Tonga embarks on revolutionary agricultural path through Organic Learning Farms launch
In a significant step towards sustainable agricultural practices and fostering a healthier lifestyle, Tonga has announced the successful launch of two Organic Learning Farms.
Germinating a sustainable future: POETCom organic farm network ploughs the way in Tonga
On International Youth Day, meet Patricia Petero – Pesticide Assistant Intern and part of SPC’s Land Resources Division Research in Focus
1. Could you briefly describe your academic or professional background and how it has led you to pursue this internship opportunity?
Seed champions in Vanuatu aim for agricultural future
Participants visiting a seed multiplication plot of a locally collected eggplant variety as part of the Vanuatu seed systems training
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle update: A chat with PARC Project Manager Mark Ero
PARC Project Manager Dr Mark Ero carrying out a delimiting survey for Beetles on Efate Island, Vanuatu