New coconut project aims to boost Pacific coconut industry
A regional initiative to improve the competitiveness of small producers in the Pacific coconut industry, strengthen regional integration and intensify production has been launched by the European Union and the Pacific Community (SPC).
Samoa Agriculture Policy Bank launched
Samoa has today launched its Agriculture Policy Bank – essentially an ‘e-library’ which serves as a one-stop shop for information relating to the Pacific Island country’s agriculture policies and regulations.
The Agriculture Policy Banks are an…
Pacific dialogue centres on human rights
A regional consultation has opened in Fiji today on the participation of Pacific Island countries in the United Nations-led review process of national human rights records.
The consultation will assist 11 Pacific countries to prepare for the third cycle…
Caribbean-Pacific exchange to strengthen capacity for crop researchers and extension officers
Nine Pacific Island researchers and extension officers from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Vanuatu and the Pacific Community (SPC) are on a study tour to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Trinidad to learn and exchange practices covering staple crops…
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…
Pacific highlights shipping as lifeline on World Maritime Day 2016
On World Maritime Day today, the Pacific Community (SPC) is joining with Pacific Island countries and territories to highlight the unique place of shipping in the region with the message: ‘shipping is the lifeline of Pacific Island countries and…
Development progress and financing on agenda for Pacific Community Director-General in Samoa
Strengthening partnerships and development financing are top of the agenda for the Pacific Community Director-General, Dr Colin Tukuitonga, during his visit to Apia, Samoa, this week to meet with government officials, project partners and financial…
Campaign to strengthen intellectual property awareness in Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands
The Pacific Community (SPC), European Union(EU), Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and partners are celebrating World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April by launching an int
Partners enhance knowledge of intellectual property rights for Samoan cultural producers
Two government ministries and Pacific regional organisations are partnering to enhance the knowledge of intellectual property rights among cultural producers in a workshop in Apia, Samoa, this week.