A new partnership between the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access (PHAMA) Plus Program and the Kokonas Indastri Koporesen (KIK) will support the development of industry-wide standards for selected tradeable coconut products.
In the front line – Elaine leads the fight against ASF National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) Technical Officer Elaine Hevoho. WHEN African Swine Fever (ASF) emerged in Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands Province in March 2020, Elaine Hevoho was one of the first workers to go on the front line. Her task – to stop the pig-killing disease which posed a combined social, cultural, and economic threat to
The Solomon Islands’ Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is boosting its animal health and response capacity towards African Swine Fever (ASF) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today. The MoU signed with the Australia and New Zealand funded Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program aims to strengthen Solomon Islands’ preparedness against any possible incursion of ASF into the country. ASF is a highly transmittable
Add Your Heading Text Here PNG contains spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) Papua New Guinea (PNG) has implemented a rapid response effort to the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the provinces of Southern Highlands, Enga and Hela, which has significantly raised awareness of the disease and helped limit the spread beyond these declared provinces. PNG reported the first ASF incursion in Mendi, Southern Highlands on 28 March 2020; ASF has killed pigs across
Fiji Kava Ltd, an Australian-Fijian medicinal kava company producing natural ‘noble kava’ products, has partnered with the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program to strengthen export opportunities for Fijian kava to Australia and other international markets.
