PHAMA acknowledges partners for progress
The Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access (PHAMA) Program in Papua New Guinea continues to gain recognition for its progress in export market facilitation. PHAMA PNG attributes this to its…
Handicrafts video, vendor guide to boost sales of Vanuatu handicrafts
To promote the sale of handicrafts in Vanuatu, a handicrafts biosecurity awareness video and handicrafts vendor guide were launched during the Pacific Week of Agriculture in Port Vila last month.Hon.…
Quarantine training popular with Solomon Islands’ handicraft producers
Awareness training sessions for stakeholders of the handicrafts and tourism industries in the Solomon Islands have been well received and lauded as an “eye-opening” experience.Organised by the Australian and New…
PNG handicrafts artisans, vendors confident of better days ahead
Handicrafts artisans and vendors in Papua New Guinea are confident there will be positive results with the launch of the PNG handicrafts biosecurity awareness video and vendor guide.The awareness materials…
Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands achieves food safety certification
Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands achieves food safety certification Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands (KPSI), a local producer of virgin coconut oils and soap products, has recently achieved food safety certification to…
Premium cocoa exports for Solomon Islands reach new levels
Premium cocoa exports for Solomon Islands reach new levels Patterson Siliota, the Chief Inspecting Officer of the Solomon Islands Commodities Export Market Authority (CEMA), confirmed that total exports of cocoa…
Tour experience spells brighter future for youths
Tour experience spells brighter future for youths In the months that followed, communities, villages and people across the country struggled to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives, among…
Farmers undergo further training to improve cocoa quality
Several owners of solar cocoa driers in the Solomon Islands recently attended a workshop designed to increase sales of “sun-dried” cocoa into the lucrative global boutique market.Last week’s workshop and…
Tonga sends first shipment of squash to China
The first ever shipment of Tongan squash to China left Tonga this week, after Tongatapu exporter Nishi Trading successfully passed a strict quarantine inspection on Saturday, 26 November 2016.A delegation…
Festival highlights women’s contributions to cocoa industry
From May 30 to June 1 Solomon Islands’ Cocoa Industry Working Group held the country’s first Cocoa Festival in Honiara. The Working Group, established through PHAMA’s assistance in 2012, hosted…