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• Cultivating Gender Equality in the Pacific Agricultural Sector through Organics

  We at the Land Resources Division (LRD) of the Pacific Community acknowledge that Pacific women and men come with individual roles and perspectives that make different but equally valuable contributions to agriculture and our food system. How... MORE INFO Date: March 6, 2021

• Weaving Science and Communal Knowledge to Strengthen Environmentally Friendly Agricultural Practices: Dr Sylvia Cornu-Mecky

  “My mission focuses on experimentation, skills and biological materials transfer, for development farmers’ projects. I feel I am in the right place and in phase with my team. I can promote women in position of responsibility. I, with my t... MORE INFO Date: February 11, 2021

• Integrating Native Plants with Local Solutions: Dr Marine Toussirot

  Native plant materials are used for a variety of purposes, such as stabilising stream banks and floodplains, reducing soil erosion and sedimentation, reducing the spread of non-native invasive plants and improving wildlife and fisheries habit... MORE INFO Date: February 10, 2021

• Gender Inclusion and Pacific Values Affirmed in New Organic Agriculture Strategy Launch

  A ground-breaking gender inclusive people-centred approach marks a new organic agriculture strategy for the Pacific, launched on 19 November, 2020 in Suva, Fiji. The five-year strategy, managed by the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Communi... MORE INFO Date: November 20, 2020

• IFOAM Perspective: Steps towards collaboration in Oceania

  Twenty nine IFOAM Organics International members and friends in the Oceania region met on a zoom call on 26 August to discuss ways to enhance communication and collaboration in the organic movement across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacifi... MORE INFO Date: November 12, 2020