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Workshop explores organic certification for Pacific farmers, associations

December 10, 2021

Workshop explores organic certification for Pacific farmers, associations Organic farmers and producers of agricultural products in the Cook Islands, Kiribati and Niue met virtually on Friday 3 December 2021, to raise awareness and improve understanding on the principles, benefits and processes of organic certification. Over 50 participants from the three countries were part of an online workshop to share their experiences and lessons learned from participating in organic certification, and

High value mission: Promoting PNG coconut oil to the world

December 10, 2021

High value mission: Promoting PNG coconut oil to the world High value coconut products – including virgin coconut oil and its derivatives – are a growing segment in Papua New Guinea’s coconut sector. With only 16 producers in the country, the output remains low, but demand is rising. One of these businesses is Milne Bay Organics which started producing high value coconut products in 2018 and sources raw materials from

Partnership a trade boost for the Cook Islands

December 1, 2021

Guests at the launching of the memorandum of understanding between the Cook Islands Government and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Program in the Cook Islands last week. Picture: Cook Islands Government The Cook Islands has entered into a new agreement with the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus) for technical support under the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus) to enhance agricultural trade

Partnership a plus for Niue’s export

November 3, 2021

A new agreement has been established for technical support in Niue under the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus).

The agreement between the Government of Niue and the Australian and New Zealand funded Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus) aims to facilitate agricultural trade and support development opportunities arising from participation in the PACER Plus agreement.

Growing agricultural trade between Australia and the Pacific

October 6, 2021

Growing agricultural trade between Australia and the Pacific A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and DT Global will grow agricultural trade between Pacific Island countries and Australia, through improved food security, better market access and biosecurity outcomes. Signed 6 October by Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer, Gabrielle Vivian-Smith and DT Global Asia Pacific Managing Director, Frank Maiolo the MoU will strengthen the partnership between