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Family Farm Teams for greater inclusion and better farming

March 11, 2021

Family Farm Teams for greater inclusion and better farming PHAMA Plus is working with export partners across the Pacific to improve productivity, quality and enhance farmers’ access to information and inputs. Typically, such services are delivered by male extension officers to male farmers and there can be limited participation of women or other family members in education and training. Women in particular face limited access to resources such as extension

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Push for Equality – PNG’s First Female Vet

March 11, 2021

Push for Equality – PNG’s First Female Vet At only 32 years old, Dr Tania Areori is Papua New Guinea’s first-ever female vet. Since November 2020, Dr Areori has been working as the Regional Veterinary officer – New Guinea Islands (NGI) for the National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA). She is currently based in Port Moresby to learn from other animal health officers taking part in the African Swine

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Queen Emma Chocolate thrives with PHAMA Plus Partnership

March 9, 2021

Queen Emma Chocolate thrives with PHAMA Plus Partnership Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) very own chocolate company, Queen Emma Chocolate from Paradise Foods Limited, has been able to cut costs for local cocoa farmers and develop new cocoa products through a partnership with the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus). Large-scale production equipment leaves little room to batch-test small samples of cocoa beans from local farmers. This

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Brewing a better future for women in coffee

March 9, 2021

Brewing a better future for women in coffee Papua New Guinean (PNG) women in coffee are some of the world’s most resilient players in the global coffee market. Not only do they live in a country that is geographically challenging, but they are adversely impacted by cultural practices that hinder their productivity in all facets of their livelihoods. The PNG Women in Coffee Association (WICA) exists to make a real

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Better seed system for Solomon Islands

February 11, 2021

Better seed system for Solomon Islands About 2,000 farming households in the Solomon Islands will now access a stronger seed system following a partnership launch between Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus program (PHAMA Plus). The collaboration aims to address food and nutrition security concerns in the country which have been exacerbated by COVID-19, recent natural disasters and climate change by improving seed

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