An Overview of Organic Agriculture in the Pacific
A report commissioned by IFOAM and authored by Karen Mapusua and Michelle Maccari. The development of organic agriculture in the region might be characterized as
The Pacific Island Farmers online library of publications from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Timor Leste.
Cover Crops and Green Manure Crops
Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener Program Garden Notes #244 States the definition of cover crop and green manure crop, the benefits, the recipes, the
Biochar and Sustainable Agriculture
A publication of ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. Biochar has the potential to produce farm-based renewable energy in a climate-friendly manner and provide
Composting and Mulching
A guide to managing organic landscape refuse File Size: 508.68 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
How To Compost Poster
A poster on How To Compost File Size: 185 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Proceedings from Regional Farmer Organisation Training on Technologies supporting off-season vegetable production
This is a record of the proceedings from the Regional Farmer Organisation Training on Technologies supporting off-season vegetable production that was conducted from 01 –
Sustainable Weed Management for Small and Medium-Scale Farms
This publication discusses several strategies, both proactive and reactive, as alternatives to conventional tillage systems. Options include mulching, competition, crop rotations, and low-toxicity control alternatives.
Trip Report on Pacific Seed Learning Exchange in Taiwan & Philippines
Among the FO’s needs identified through the MTCP programme is to have a better understanding on the seeds industry and/or supply chain (production, distribution, and
Fiji Agricultural Journal Vol.53 Issue 1 2013
This journal publishes scientific investigations in agriculture, fisheries and forestry that have applications in the region. It will also publish review articles, short notes, book
Stories of Change – Transforming lives through agricultural and rural development
This book provides a snapshot of CTA’s achievements during the last decade. It is a celebration, rather than a conventional impact assessment, and it provides
Soil Fertility Management
The Development of the Pacific Organic Development Strategy was the task of the regional organic task force (ROTF). File Size: 7747 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD
Saving Your Own Vegetable Seeds Part 1
Reproduction of plants How to produce and harvest seeds Hands-on practicum File Size: 1049 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Saving Your Own Vegetable Seeds Part 2
• Peppers (chili & sweet pepper)• Eggplant• Hands-on Practicum VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
101 Farmer Fact Sheets on pests and diseases in the Solomon Islands
101 Farmer Fact Sheets on pests and diseases in the Solomon Islands. File Size: 10.477 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Erosion Problems on Ambae compressed
Retain traditional shifting fallow gardening practices. Plant vetiver hedges to stop soil loss. Incorporate nitrogen fixing trees into the hedges FSA will adapt the concept
Farm Technology
People from Melanesia heavily rely on their land for their livelihoods. They depend on their environment for food and income from cash crops, for clean
Intl Cooperators Guide Tomato web
The procedures described here allow comparison of the data collected in different test environments (locations, years, and seasons) by researchers participating in AVRDC multi environment
Saving your own Vegetable Seeds – A guide for farmers
Good seeds are undoubtedly one of the most important materials for farmers. The seeds must be healthy and, preferably, they must possess all the desirable
Solomon Islands Cocoa Book
This book was written and published by staff of the Solomon Islands Cocoa Livelihoods Improvement Project (CLIP) in 2010. CLIP is an Australian Government Aid
FSA Vegetable Programme – Summary of 2011 Activities
In preparation for the FSA (Farm Support Association) Vanuatu Vegetable Programme a baseline mapping of the supply chain was carried out to identify all the
AGRO PROCESSING REPORT
Where the purpose is to enhance the livelihoods of rural people, aid funds spent on public facilities often produce small, slow, diffuse and disappointing results.
Pearls Import Substitution
LINKING SMALL-HOLDERS TO THE PEARLS & MOP SHELL JEWELLERY & WOODEN HANDICRAFTS IN FIJI File Size: 869 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
PHAMA market access issues-web
Presentation to Pacific Value Chains Conference Nadi, (18 April 2013) File Size: 1362 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Postharvest losses Fiji tomato – Underhill
Problem: Fiji growers currently have limited access to high-value domestic market due to consistency of supply and product quality constraints File Size: 2306 kb VIEW
Samoan Noni
Approximately 75% of the Samoan population lives in rural communities with over 130,000 people relying in some measure on the productivity of the agriculture sector.
Solomon Islands blooming flower industry: a smallholder’s dream
Agriculture for Growth: learning from experience in the Pacific-Solomon Islands Flower Case Study(Prepared by Anne Maedia and Grant Vinning) File Size: 2270 kb VIEW &
Strengthening VC information dissemination in the Pacific (Andrew W. Shepherd)
Strengthening dissemination of value chain-related information, skills and approaches in the Pacific Islands. File Size: 770 kb DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Fiji Chains Ms. Joann Young and Mr Grant Vinning (December 2006)
The achievement of such opportunities faces a number of obstacles that affect overall business performance. In order to identify and overcome such obstacles, three chain
Fiji Food Retail Transformation
Increased prices can be explained by tariff increases and the 20% depreciation of the $FJD in 2009.Hotels still require these key ingredients and over the
Links Feedback Synthesis
General improvements – user friendliness, look, categorizing information, searching for information, expanding on what is there, keeping it current and facilitating social media. File Size:
LRD Strategic Plan 2013-2017 (LRD COORDINATORS PLANNING MEETING 2013 )
International Linkages Regional Linkages National Linkages SPC Corporate Plan LRD Strategic Framework LRD Restructure LRD Planning Process Integrated Approach Business Model Criteria for Selection IER&
PARDI Coconut ChainReview (November 2011)
Hundreds of millions of people consume coconut and coconut products every day (Foale, 2003) | Coconut trees are native to the Pacific and better suited
PARDI Canarium Chain Review (October 2012)
Canarium indicum is a tall indigenous tree that grows throughout the South Pacific and produces edible nuts as well as timber. The nuts are known
Participant list – Pacific Value Chain workshop (April 2013 )
Pacific Value Chains Conference | Provisional Participants – List 17 – 19 April 2013Tanoa Hotel Nadi, Fiji Islands File Size: 226 kb DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Cook Islands – Young Agricultural Entrepreneurs Program
The program has been kindly funded by FAO under its technical co-operation programme, and covers all islands in the southern Cook Islands. File Size: 9675
FAO-NWC Farmer Market Linkage Project Report (August 14)
This project was technically supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s (FAO) Rural Infrastructure and Agro-industries Division (AGS) and funded by
Coffee TPC in PNG (byTim Martyn)
On the margins: Third Party Certification among Papua New Guinea smallholder coffee producers. File Size: 379 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
CBA Fairtrade certification of sugar cane in Vanua Levu
The first Fairtrade certification in Fiji was completed for sugar in Vanua Levu in early 2011; 4.2 million FJD were paid in 2011 and 3.9
Contract farming (by Charles Eaton & A.Shepherd )
Contract farming has been in existence for many years as a means of organizing the commercial agricultural production of both large-scale and small-scale farmers. File
PNG Vanilla Case Study (2004)
The subject of value chains is so broad that you’re guaranteed to get criticism regardless of how good your thinking. File Size: 1031 kb
Access To Finance
Finance of Agriculture is not working for numerous reasons. Over optimistic assumptions for efficiency are damaging. Our farmers know best. File Size: 100 kb DOWNLOAD
Aruligo Pineapple Mapping Report 1
Aruligo suppliers are an informal group of farmers and traders from mainly three settlements; Duidui, Horabao, Vatukulau on the north west of Honiara. A majority
Linking smallholders to markets 2
There are many types of farming families in the Pacific. Their activities vary greatly not just by region—Melanesia, Micronesia or Polynesia—but even within the same
Linking smallholders to markets 3
This report aims to synthesise individual country reports from the seven FAO Member Countries in the South Pacific, i.e. Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea,
Linking smallholders to markets 4
The report focuses on Fiji and Vanuatu. Fiji, which is often presented as a model for other Pacific island countries to emulate, has a useful
Solomon Islands RAMSI Agriculture marketing
It presents recommendations for the implementation of the study findings, as well as some of the background research that provides the rationale for their development.
UN Women Pacific Markets Literature Review 1st edition
Markets, whether centrally organized by a government body or ad hoc in nature, provide a critical source of income generation for women throughout the Pacific
Pacific Organic Standard
In the Pacific region, organic production is both traditional and new. It is traditional in the sense that the majority of producers to this day
FACT Bamboo propagation and utilisation
Bamboo’s are described as the worlds largest grass,Growing up to 36 meters high with diameters that can exceed 30 Centimeters. File Size: 1393 kb VIEW
Workshop Report – Infor & Communications Management policy & strategy in the Pacific 2009
Several studies which were funded by CTA have preceded this workshop. In October 2005 eight Pacific countries (Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New
AHP-Strategic-plan
This AHP five-year strategic plan for mainstreaming climate change into the work of the Animal Health and Production team of the Land Resources Division was
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific
Over the past decade, there has been a growing interest among policymakers, practitioners and researchers in finding synergies between DRR and CCA at the international,regional
Fiji Taro
There has been considerable focus in recent years on the taro export supply chain in Fiji, and the Pacific as a whole, with the objective
Climate Change Adaptation for Cattle Farming
Climate Change affecting cattle production File Size: 2917 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Organic Certification
The boom of organic markets worldwide has created great opportunities and expectations in developing and transition countries for their participation as suppliers. File Size: 1294
Climate Change Adaptation for Goat and Sheep Farming
Climate change affecting goat and sheep production in the Pacific is a reality. Let us be prepared. File Size: 3319 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Participatory Toolkit
This sustainable agriculture toolkit is a documentation of the process used by the Development of Sustainable Agriculture in the Pacific project (DSAP). File Size: 2610
Workshop Report Livestock & Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region 2011
Climate change will impact Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs), including agriculture, food security and livelihoods in villages and rural communities. File Size: 1095 kb
Guide to smallholder marketing
Marketing involves finding out what your customers want and supplying it to them at a profit. File Size: 1330 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Linking smallholders to markets 1
A number of non-technical terms are used frequently throughout the FAO Pacific Farm Management and Marketing Series. In order to avoid constant repetition, we have
Development of Sustainable Agriculture in the Pacific (DSAP) Project
The overall DSAP project objective is to increase sustainable agricultural production of farm families in the 16 participating countries of the Pacific region. File Size:
Extreme living extreme need – 2006 Report
A report of the 2006 Kastom Gaden Association assessment of the food security and livelihood potential of the Weather Coast of Makira, Solomon Islands.The assessment
Community Seed Saving
This manual is designed as a tool for small scale, community-based (local and regional) seed production and distribution centres.It may also be useful for village
Blue Seas and Bush Gardens – Training tools for Pac Island Communities
Blue Seas and Bush Gardens—the story of an innovative NGO in the Solomon Islands—is the story of how a small overseas development program attempted to
People on the edge – 2005 Report
A report of the 2005 Kastom Gaden Association assessment of food security and livelihoods on the Guadalcanal Weather Coast, Solomon Islands. File Size: 2692 kb
Household Gardening Skills
The manual describes how old andnew techniques can be combined toprovide Pacific island communities with an ecologically sustainable approach to subsistence home gardening. The techniques
Integrated Pest Management
Combining old and new methods and sharing knowledge and skills may lead to truly sustainable ways of managing the insects which reduce crop productivity. File
PARDI Tamarind Chain Review (November 11)
The Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is an evergreen legume, endemic to the dry savannah of tropical Africa. It is now distributed all over the world and
Solomons Workshop Report on Strengthening Capacity of Farmer Organizations
This regional workshop in the Pacific was the first in a series of five, which are planned for the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions.
Fresh leafy Vegetables
File Size: 11 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Pacific Breadfruit Project Vanuatu Trip Report
Vanuatu has a wide diversity of breadfruit varieties whichare found on eight islands within the archipelago. The purpose of this trip was three folds:To visit
Okra
File Size: 46 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Solomon Islands Pineapple Mapping report
Aruligo suppliers are an informal group of farmers and traders from mainly three settlements; Duidui, Horabao, Vatukulau on the north west of Honiara. A majority
Vege production Post-harvest handling & marketing in Fiji
File Size: 2917 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Sheep in Humid Tropics
The wet tropical conditions that prevail through the Fiji Islands are conducive to major problems with nematode parasites in grazing small ruminants. File Size:
Mango
File Size: 10 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Market Access Study Taro (March 2011)
This scoping study hereafter referred to as the “the study” was initiated by the SPC/EU Facilitating Agricultural Commodity Trade (FACT) Project in response to the
Taro Pest
An illustrated guide to pests and diseases of taro in the South Pacific. File Size: 2316 kb VIEW & DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Taro Beetle Report
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) funded a six-year project for the management of taro beetle in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Fiji.
Fiji Agriculture Strategic Development Plan 2010-2012- Final draft to Publish
Agriculture continues to represent the principal economic mainstay of the country and quite often, is metaphorically referred to as its economic backbone though with reliance
Livestock & Climate Change in the Pacific
There is food security when people have access to food that is affordable, safe, nutritious and meets individual preferences. File Size: 4291 kb VIEW
Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards PostTraining Report
The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) are a set of international guidelines and standards for the design, implementation and assessment of livestock interventions to
Solomon Islands National Agriculture & Livestock Sector Policy 2009-2014
Agricultural sector is the most important sector for the economy. It accounts for approximately 30% of the GDP (SIG, 2007a). Agricultural export is a major
Improved Village Poultry Keeping, A Trainer’s Handbook
The purpose of the manual is to serve as a guide for training villagers in Improved Village Poultry Keeping so that:The peoples’ own diets and
Vanuatu Beef exports to Australia
This submission is intended to provide appropriate information to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) on the BSE status of Vanuatu to enable a risk
Kai Kokorako Keeping chickens for income & food in the SI
This training manual has been written for agricultural extension workers, government field officers and non-government organisations training staff. The purpose of the manual is to
Case Studies Value Chain Mapping Sweet Potato Taro (January 2012)
KGA is building its capability to assist farmers with better marketing. Increased income is a high priority for members of the KGA supported Planting Material
Using Virgin Coconut Oil Waste Products for Chicken and Pig Feed
There are a number of ways that Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) may be produced. The way we do it is called the modified natural fermentation
The Export of horticultural & High-value Agri Products from the Pacific Islands – Andrew McGregor
Quarantine restrictions are major obstacles to agricultural exportsfrom the Pacific island countries to developed country markets.The paper points to the best developed country market prospectsfor