PIRAS is working across 6 Pacific Island countries supporting community food systems and economic recovery from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. In Fiji the

Samoa Farmers Association president, Afamasaga Toleafoa  

Te Tango Enua president, Danny Mataroa   

Tutu Rural Training Centre principal director, Fr Petero Matairatu  

Kastom Gaden Association, Lyndellar Sanau  

Papua New Guinea National Agriculture Research Institute, Nimo Kama  

Farm Support Association – Vanuatu, Oliver Iato  

MORDI Tonga Trust CEO, Soane Patolo  

Farmer Organisations in the Pacific are bridging the divide between remote communities, government and the private sector!  Fiji’s Rise Beyond The Reef is strengthening homegrown

Farmer Organisations in the Pacific are working towards a brighter future by incorporating sustainable practices in the fields! Fiji’s Tei Tei Taveuni was formed by

Farmer Organisations across the Pacific are continually promoting agriculture by encouraging smallholder farmers and facilitating access to markets with additional technical trainings! Fiji’s South Sea

Farmer Organisations in the Pacific are constantly striving to make agriculture attractive, inspiring and sustainable in the training of young men and women! Fiji’s Tutu

Farmer organisations are adapting to climate change in various ways that also includes supporting local food systems. Given its potential for income generation and to

Policy advocacy is relatively new to Pacific farmer organisations; our Policy Engagement & Partnership Development Program aims to allow our Farmer Organisation members to share

Our farmer organisation members are empowering communities all year round in the Pacific; at the height of the global Covid-19 pandemic the Foundation for Rural

Farmer organisations are delivering highly targeted research and extension services to its members through a partnership approach. In 2009 Nature’s Way Cooperative begun the implementation

Tutu Rural Training Centre (Tutu) was founded in 1969 by Fr. Michael Bransfield and assisted by Br. Kevin Foote on a 1200 acre Taveuni freehold

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened a high-level forum of leaders from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in a major

Veteran agricultural leader and founder of Bula Agro Enterprises, Sant Kumar, is currently training women farmers in Nadi. The training includes plants distribution, growing seeds,

The impacts of TC Harold and the global lockdown has sent Pacific economies into a tailspin with domino effects in the agriculture industry.    

Medium Term Cooperation Programme with Farmers’ Organisations in Asia and the Pacific, Phase II. Strengthening the capacities of Farmers Organizations to deliver services and engage in

Pacific farmers are amongst the first being affected by climate change and increasing extreme weather events. Watch this Policy Brief video on how Farmer Organisations are

Serenia Madigibuli a representative of PIFON and Tutu Taveuni Fiji in the Pacific, shares experiences in developing capacities of rural youth in agriculture.

In partnership with the European Union funded Pacific Agriculture Policy Project (PAPP), we organized a regional ‘Pacific Soil Learning Exchange’.

A video production by Tei Tei Taveuni, a member farmer organisation of PIFON.

An example of a video production on Soil. This is an animated introduction to soils functions and threats.

Better Save Soil is the second collaboration between the IASS and the animation studio of Uli Streckenbach to raise awareness on soil issues.

Let’s Talk about Soil is the first collaboration between the IASS and the animation studio of Uli Streckenbach to raise awareness on soil issues.  

Regional Farmer Organisation Training on Technologies supporting off-season vegetable production.

A short AVRDC clip.

An approved draft of the launch of MTCP2.

The concept of the value chain was introduced by Michael Porter.

UTZ Certified is a program and label for sustainable farming.

Organics in Samoa (in English language)

Innovative Value Chains, Blade Farming (Beef) Case Study.

Rising demand for high-value crops and processed agricultural products.

Creating a precious soil improver from farm waste is a pillar of production.

Hear about how the cocoa farm rehabilitation program in Indonesia.