UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 26)
The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC was originally scheduled to take place from 9-19 November 2020, in Glasgow, UK.
On 28 May 2020, the COP Bureau decided that it would take place from 1-12 November 2021, in…
Responding to Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) incursion in Vanuatu
The recent incursion of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) into Vanuatu involved a rapid response from SPC Land Resources Division to support local biosecurity efforts to manage and contain the spread of this pest. The CRB incursion happened in the…
Gender inclusion and Pacific values affirmed in new organic agriculture strategy launch
Gender inclusion and Pacific values affirmed in new organic agriculture strategy launch
23 November 2020 –
Safeguarding Pacific agriculture with science
New plant health laboratory launched to boost Pacific food security
Launch of the SPC Plant Health Laboratory
Location: SPC Narere Campus, Suva, Fiji
From the ground up – soil science improves Pacific diets
Empowering Women in Organic Value Chains
As COVID-19 shapes and re-shapes the “new normal” in the Pacific, organic food and products will be a key to community adaptation and resiliency in the region’s economies and livelihoods, with the opportunity to advance a more inclusive gender and people…
Armyworm infestation breaches the Pacific
The recent spread of Spodoptera frugiperda, or Fall Armyworm (FAW), in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province is causing concern in the Pacific region.
Fall armyworm is a pest that preys on food crops such as maize (corn), sweet potato, vegetables,…
Avian Influenza outbreak in Australia puts Pacific Islands on high alert
An outbreak of the Avian Influenza (AI) affecting several poultry farms has been reported in the Australian state of Victoria. The highly pathogenic Avian influenza, otherwise known as ‘AI’, is a serious poultry disease that can cause high mortality in…