Soil for Livelihoods: Meet Dr. Uta Stockmann, lead on soil sampling in response to the 2022 Tonga volcano eruption
Meet Dr Uta Stockmann, Team Leader Proximal Sensing, at the Commonwealth S
Soil scientists dig for answers after catastrophic Tonga volcano eruption
Photo: Soil scientist survey after eruption
A group of soil scientists have embarked on a quest to determine the impact of the volcanic ash fall and tsunami caused by the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption that occurred near Tonga…
Fiji farmers train in soil management for food, ecosystems, and climate change
Farmers on Fiji’s Taveuni island are set to broaden and deepen their soil knowledge and skills to contribute to long-running regional efforts to support food production, healthy ecosystems, and climate change mitigation.
Soil Management Training for farmers and agriculture extension officers
As the Pacific marks World Soil Day, let’s not forget the ground beneath us
Soil is an invaluable resource for any country because it provides ecosystem services critical for life and the medium for supporting food production, either directly or indirectly.
World Soil Day on December 5 provides us the opportunity to recognize…
Soil is more than dirt for Atoll farmers
To help improve farming practices and to strengthen resilience in the face of the current changing weather patterns, the Pacific Community’s Land Resources Division (LRD) has invested in conducting soil and crop management trainings for farmers across…
Building a better future for Pacific lands: SPC Soil Scientist Dr. Ellen Iramu
Building a better future for Pacific lands: SPC Soil Scientist Dr. Ellen Iramu
From the ground up – soil science improves Pacific diets
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…
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…