The Coconut Pest Conference 2024: The first step towards a community-centred and collaborative action plan to decisively tackle coconut pests in the Pacific
Enhancing the resilience of food production systems through strategic collaboration and shared plant genetic resources
Photo credit: Fiji Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways
Pacific’s “Tree of Life” forum agrees on next steps for regional platform
A forum held on the 3rd and 4th of April at the Pacific Community (SPC) offices in Fiji has resulted in agreement on future steps to formalise a regionwide platform that supports the development and trade of Pacific’s “Tree of Life” – the coconut.
Enhanced food systems planning and coordination called for at the Pacific Ministers Meeting to close the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry
Nadi, Fiji – In their first in-person meeting after the COVID-19 pandemic, Pacific Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry last week addressed some of the region’s most pressing challenges, including climate change, national food systems planning and…
Pacific Agriculture and Forestry Heads seek sector transformation at first in-person meeting in four years
Nadi, Fiji – In their first meeting since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Heads of Agriculture and Forestry for Pacific Countries tackled an ambitious agenda set on transforming the sectors to create thriving and resilient communities for…
Leaders to convene for first time in four years to chart future for Pacific agriculture and forestry
Overcoming drought together on World Drought Day
Do you know that our ecosystems are connected? Have you ever taken the time to learn that our soil ecosystems, water ecosystems, forest ecosystems and marine ecosystems are all linked? Do you ever wonder that if you exploit one of the ecosystems it will…
Opening of new molecular lab boosts Pacific’s crop research capabilities
The SPC’s Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) programme and partners Manaaki Whenua LandCare Research (New Zealand) opened a new plant molecular laboratory today that is the first of its kind in the Pacific.
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…
A glimpse into the Pacific food systems
Discover the specificities of food systems in the Pacific region, why they are particularly fragile, and the role of the island communities in protecting them.
Video produced by Alexandre Brecher, Corporate Communications Office