SDG Goals

Goal 1: No Poverty

Systems that depend upon sustainable use of locally available natural resources and farmers knowledge are far more likely to meet the needs and aspirations of...Read More

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Increasing productivity and incomes without harming fragile Pacific environments can best be done by increasing the knowledge of how to farm organically and, in the...Read More

Goal 3: Good Health And Wellbeing

By working with farmers to eliminate the use of chemicals in growing food by introducing safe organic alternatives, we can make a significant contribution to...Read More

Goal 5: Gender Equality

All Pacific communities include women and men with individual roles and perspectives that make different but equally valuable contributions to agriculture. Sharing a spirit of...Read More

Goal 6: Clean Water And Sanitation

Organic Agriculture not only eliminates the use of chemical pollutants in agriculture but also efficiently provides a solution to protecting the purity of current water...Read More

Goal 12: Responsible Production And Consumption

Organic farmers and processors in the Pacific are making significant contributions in this area, processing and exporting dried fruit and fruit pulps, utilizing produce that...Read More

Goal 13: Climate Change

Organic farming also provides strategies that will assist farmers to adapt to the impacts of climate change; for example, by establishing that farming systems are...Read More

Goal 15: Life On Land

There is an urgent need to balance development needs with environmental concerns in the Pacific Islands and Organic Agriculture can contribute to meeting the region’s...Read More

About Us

The Pacific Islands are home to a wide range of societies and cultures from which have evolved diverse social structures and values. There are, however, some commonly held values including the importance of land. The people of the Pacific acknowledge land as their lifeblood and have a spiritual relationship with it that often includes recognition of many intangible values. The extended family and village, and the obligations and benefits that arise from these networks, are also a key feature of Pacific life. Family and community relationships are strengthened by a communal approach to work and life. ...Read More

101,514

ha of Organic Certified land in 10 Pacific Island countries

2,102

producers guaranteed under PGS

13,351

growers certified under third-party

Stories of Impact

Focussed on Soil Health

One of Fiji’s leading ginger exporter Ranadi Plantations is leading research in organic technologies that focuses on soil regeneration rather than just plant nutrition. Bio...Read More

Nutritious Ngalinuts

In remote Baniata village on Rendova Island, deep in the heart of the Solomon Islands, an organic wind of change is blowing. Villagers set up...Read More

Breaking the Long Walk

At Tom Daoni’s village, women have died giving birth at home. his village Molotobe in Malaita province of Solomon Islands is located about 20 kilometres...Read More

If Men Can Do It, Women Can Too

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is a woman, not a man,” Julie Uka stated dramatically to the camera as we videoed mulched taro beds, a resilient...Read More

Sow Them Young

When Jazinta Levi was a little girl, her father, Hiva Levi made her and a cousin sit on his truck full of organic banana trees,...Read More

Increasing Youth Employment through the Organic Farm to Table Chain Approach

When the freezer truck started calling in at Nativi, the farming experience changed for the farmers of this remote village in Ra province on the...Read More

Susana Thrives On Virgin Coconut Oil Business

Susana Yalikanacea of Cicia Island in Lau has been receiving orders for her virgin coconut oil from overseas buyers, apart from local orders. Ms Yalikanacea,...Read More

Growth In Organic Farming In Fiji

Context Organic food is a high-value niche market with export potential, but there are challenges for Pacific farmers seeking to access this market. These include...Read More

Conventional Farmer Turns Organic for Economic Gains but Finds More

The increasing demand for organic products in New Caledonia motivated Louis Ate to transition to organic farming. The benefits Louis gained, however, surpassed his one...Read More

‘Forests to Markets’ a Ngalinut Journey

It was both a happy and tearful affair when organic ngalinut harvesters from the Solomon Islands met with retailers in health food shops in New...Read More

Island Women to Reap Benefits of Organic Mark

Women’s groups making virgin coconut oil on Cicia Island in Lau have been awarded use of the Organic Pasifika mark with the potential of leveraging...Read More

COVID silver linings: Strengthening Partnerships and Connecting Local Value Chains

National border closures and travel restrictions has significantly and negatively impacted value chains (VC) heavily reliant on international trade resulting in stakeholders diverting value chains...Read More

News

Hazelman elected to key roles...

December 22, 2021

Stephen Hazelman, Organic Extension Systems Officer with the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (POETCom) initiative of the Land Resources... Read More

Celebrating new POETCom members!

December 21, 2021

POETCom is a membership organisation that seeks to serve its affiliates to the greatest extent possible. POETCom has three affiliate... Read More

Events

5th Pacific Organic and Ethical...

November 16, 2021

WHEN: 17-19 November – from 3 pm to 6 pm FJ Time WHERE: Virtual on Zoom HOW: Click on Zoom link below... Read More

Inter-Continental Network of Organic Farmers...

September 16, 2021

WHEN: Part One: 22 September 2021 – from 2 pm to 4.30 pm FJ Time Part Two: 13 October 2021–... Read More

Oceania Pasifika Organic Food Systems...

June 7, 2021

Oceania Pasifika Organic Food Systems Dialogue: Uniting the Oceania Pasifika Organic Voices through the Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers Organisations... Read More

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