REVIEW OF THE DIAGNOSTIC REQUIREMENTS TO ASCERTAIN COCOA AND COPRA MEAL QUALITY STANDARDS
Cocoa exports are of increasing importance to Solomon Islands and significant efforts are being made by the industry with donor...
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FEASIBILITY STUDY OF DIMETHOATE DIP TREATMENT TO FACILITATE THE EXPORT OF FRUIT FLY HOST COMMODITIES...
The purpose of this report is to outline the feasibility of developing a sustainable fruit fly risk mitigation pathway for...
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FEASIBILITY OF WINTER WINDOW EXPORT CONDITIONS FOR WATERMELONS TO NEW ZEALAND
The purpose of this report is to outline the feasibility of the use of winter window as an alternative for...
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DRAFT REVIEW OF IMPORT CONDITIONS FOR FRESH TARO CORMS – RESPONSE TO BIOSECURITY AUSTRALIA
The Draft Review of Import Conditions for Fresh Taro Corms was released for public comment by Biosecurity Australia on 1 March 2011...
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VIABILITY OF THE HTFA FACILITY AS A TREATMENT OPTION FOR THE EXPORT OF FRUIT FLY...
he costs associated with transporting, treating and exporting fruit to New Zealand from Vanuatu are relatively expensive, although they are...
Technical Reports
REPORT ON GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL IN SOLOMON ISLANDS
Since first being detected in 2006, Giant African Snail (GAS) has spread widely in and around Honiara and to several...
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INVESTIGATION OF DIAGNOSTIC REQUIREMENTS TO SERVICE VARIOUS VALUE-ADDED INDUSTRIES
Preliminary market access priorities were identified by the Vanuatu Market Access Working Group in February 2011 and included in the...
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EXPORT ISSUES FOR SAMOAN TARO TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Samoa has made significant and commendable achievements in re-establishing the security of their domestic taro industry following its devastation by...
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EXPORT ISSUES FOR FIJI TARO TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
There has been considerable focus in recent years on the taro export supply chain in Fiji, and the Pacific as...
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ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL GINGER EXPORT ISSUES TO AUSTRALIA
Historically, Fiji exported significant volumes of fresh mature ginger to North America and New Zealand. These markets were subsequently lost...
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DEVELOPING EXPORTS OF SAMOAN TARO TO NEW ZEALAND
The occurrence of taro leaf blight (TLB) in 1993 effectively destroyed Samoa’s taro industry and reduced exports to zero for...
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RE-ACCREDITATION OF BSE FREE STATUS FOR VANUATU BEEF TO AUSTRALIA
This submission is intended to provide appropriate information to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) on the BSE status of...
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OPTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT FLY SPECIES ON ROTUMA ISLAND
The fruit fly study undertaken during August–November 2011 comprised: An analysis of trapping and fruit sampling data to confirm the distribution...
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POTENTIAL FOR CUTFLOWER AND FOLIAGE EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA
While flowers have been utilised for centuries in Solomon Islands, commercial floriculture is relatively new. Today over 50 floriculture producers...
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FEASIBILITY STUDY OF SELECTED HORTICULTURAL EXPORTS FROM FIJI TO AUSTRALIA
The Fiji Market Access Working Group (MAWG) requested that the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Program (PHAMA) conduct preliminary...
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ACCREDITATION OF SAMOA COPRA MEAL FACILITY FOR EXPORT TO AUSTRALIA
The export of coconut products is an important commodity trade for Samoa. The trade has gone through fluctuations after peaking...
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SCOPING STUDY TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED PRIMARY SECTOR EXPORTS FROM SOLOMON ISLANDS TO...
There have been sporadic and unregulated exports of vegetables and processed food products from Solomon Islands to nearby Pacific Island...
SAMOAN TARO EXPORT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP OUTCOMES
SAMOA3.1 (see PHAMA Technical Report 14). These workshops, which involved farmers, exporters, key government staff and staff from various other...
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EVALUATION OF TRIAL SHIPMENTS OF CUT FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE TO AUSTRALIA
A scoping study was undertaken by PHAMA in late 2011 to assess the potential for developing cut flower and foliage...
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RESULTS OF TRIALS TO CONFIRM FRUIT FLY NON-HOST STATUS FOR POLYNESIAN PLUM
Report on the Confirmatory Tests to Demonstrate the Efficacy of Commercial Force Hot Air as a Post-Harvest Quarantine Treatment for...
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