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PHAMA Plus inks ‘sweet’ deal with Gaston Chocolat

November 6, 2020

PHAMA Plus inks ‘sweet’ deal with Gaston Chocolat CHOCOLATE exports from Vanuatu to Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States are expected to fetch premium prices following food safety certification improvements. The Australia and New Zealand funded Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus or PHAMA Plus Program has signed a partnership agreement with Vanuatu cocoa processor and exporter Gaston Chocolat to improve pre- and post-harvest handling of cocoa,

Partnership to raise standards for PNG coconut export products

October 9, 2020

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

October 7, 2020

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

Boost for Solomon Island’s African Swine Fever preparedness

September 2, 2020

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

PNG contains spread of African Swine Fever (ASF)

August 7, 2020

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