Land Resources Division (LRD)
Coconut Risk Management and Mitigation Training: A Bid to Protect Pacific Island Economies
Twenty-seven diverse experts and stakeholders from the coconut industry refined and finalised the “Coconut Risk Management and Mitigation Manual for the Pacific Region” in a 4-day regional Pacific training, this week in Nadi.
The futur of food - Supporting resilient Pacific Food Systems under climate change
SPC through its Land Resources Division, is working on creating models for resilience based on sustainable food systems. This is critical to the global conversation on climate change – if small islands at the frontlines of climate change can create…
FARMERS’ VOICES FROM SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS) – ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, A SOLUTION GROWN FROM TRADITION
Side event: Climate change Ambition Day,When: Wednesday 12 December, from 2pm to 3pmWhere: Pacific & Koronivia Pavilion
Using the nexus of science with traditional and local knowledge, SPC is empowering communities to use the best of their history…
Pest and Disease Management on Coconut Plantations
The Solomon Islands Quality Copra Oil Value Chain for the Domestic Market: The Chottu Coconut Products Case Study
Regional Workshop: Plant Protection in the Pacific
The Pacific Community (SPC), with funding from the Australia Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, is facilitating a series of workshops on plant protection for the South West Pacific Region.
Product and Persistence: Banaban Virgin Coconut Oil is beating the odds
Product and Persistence: How remote producers like Banaban Virgin Coconut Oil can achieve market share against all odds
Pacific Seeds for Life becomes a reality
Seeds and climate change
At the 23rd Conference of the Parties of UNFCCC (where Fiji played a central role), Parties adopted the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture. This landmark agreement recognized ‘the fundamental importance of agriculture in…
Coconut workshop on selection of seeds and planting techniques to improve options for farming households in the Pacific
Peter Kjaer, farmer from Taveuni discusses a point with Vijendra Kumar, Ministry of Agriculture Fiji, while Victor Mataora from Cook Islands looks on.
Aiming to improve the Pacific coconut sector’s competitiveness and sustainability, the Coconut…