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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In Palau, “a mesei a delal a telid” means “the taro patch is the mother of our life.” Palau’s matriarchal and matrilineal culture holds traditional...Read More
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
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
“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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
World Soil Day 2022
December 5, 2022
World Soil Day | “One sure way to maintain the health of the soil is to feed it with organic... Read More
Kiribati Farmers to receive support...
November 16, 2022
Local farmers and organic stakeholders were introduced to ‘Organic Opportunities’, a workshop facilitated by the Building Prosperity for Women Producers,... Read More
Tech & Bio 2022
September 27, 2022
Tech&Bio represents a unique opportunity to discover all the new organic and alternative farming techniques. Scheduled for October 7 -... Read More
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
