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Apr 19
Insights and Lessons From the Timor Leste Seeds of Life Program

April 2016   Seed produced under the National Seed System which relies heavily on farmer organisations for production and certification.   Timor Leste is the newest member to the Pacific Community and despite the language barriers and difficult to reach location, the farmers of Timor Leste provide some great lessons for the Pacific Island Farmers […]

Mar 23
Important lessons emerging following the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Winston in Fiji

March 2016     Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Winston struck Fiji on 20th February 2016. The cyclone, with winds gusting to 230 km/h (145 mph), was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall over Fiji on record. Cyclone Winston’s devastating impact across Fiji rendered tens of thousands homeless, and prompted a major international humanitarian response. An estimated […]