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Feb 06
Planting for the Future

Kastom Gaden Association in the Solomon Islands has been promoting open-pollinated seeds and seed saving for almost 20 years. Through the Planting Material Network they supply approximately 100 varieties of open pollinated vegetables and root crops to around 3000 farmers across the country. Much of the MTCP2 programme funding to the Solomon Islands over the […]

Feb 06
Cottage Industry Development on Taveuni

In the earlier Vanuatu section we were briefly introduced to the Tutu Rural Training Centre on the island of Taveuni (see the story A Tale of Two Training Centres). Tutu has embarked on a significant new innovation with the creation of a food development unit in the Centre and programs of training to encourage cottage […]