NEWS

Boosting speciality cacao exports in Vanuatu

August 1, 2024

Boosting speciality cacao exports in Vanuatu The Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program, supported by Australia and New Zealand, is working with Vanuatu’s Gaston Chocolat Limited to increase processing, storage, quality standards and marketing of specialty cacao, which drives high incomes for farmers. In 2023, Vanuatu exported 1,800 tonnes of bulk cacao, compared with only 80 tonnes of specialty cacao, which are high-quality cocoa beans. Specialty

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Modernising Fiji’s capacity for fresh produce exports

June 7, 2024

Fresh produce exports from Fiji will soon benefit from an upgraded treatment facility, following a new partnership agreement signed between Nature’s Way Cooperative (Fiji) Ltd and the Australian and New Zealand supported Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program. Announced yesterday by New Zealand Prime Minister Rt Hon Christopher Luxon during his first official visit to Fiji, the partnership focuses on upgrading the software, hardware, and operational

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RESTORING LAND THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

June 5, 2024

PHAMA Plus partner Melesisi Finefeuiaki of Lotopoha Export Trading uses mulch and intercropping for better soil health on her taro farm in Tonga. World Environment Day 2024 focuses on restoring land, addressing desertification, and building resilience to drought. “Land sustains all forms of life through an ecosystem. Intensification of agricultural practices, however, has been a key driver in the loss of biodiversity and has enhanced the impact of climate change,”

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Boosting Tonga’s Watermelon exports with better storage

May 27, 2024

Tonga’s watermelon exports will soon benefit from improved cold storage and smart irrigation systems, following a new partnership signed between Nishi Trading Company Limited and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program. Supported by Australia and New Zealand, PHAMA Plus is working with Nishi Trading to upgrade their existing cold storage facility and pilot a new irrigation system to enhance drought resilience and increase yields and

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Growing Tonga’s exports through enhanced fumigation services

May 7, 2024

Exporters in Tonga will soon benefit from improved access to timely fumigation services following a new partnership signed between the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests (MAFF) and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program. Supported by Australia and New Zealand, PHAMA Plus is working with MAFF to enhance the capacity and efficiency of its fumigation services by revising the existing facility’s operational and safety procedures

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