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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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Better seed system for Solomon Islands

February 11, 2021

Better seed system for Solomon Islands Members of Kastom Gaden Association, PHAMA Plus and representatives from the Australia and New Zealand governments during the launch of the partnership. 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

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Differentiating for higher value coffee

February 2, 2021

Differentiating for higher value coffee Up to 400,000 rural households in Papua New Guinea can look forward to increased income from coffee production following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC) Limited and Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus). Through this Australia and New Zealand supported collaboration, PHAMA Plus will provide technical support to those involved in the value chain

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