World Environment Day 2023 is a reminder that people’s actions on plastic pollution matters. The steps governments and businesses are taking to tackle plastic pollution are the consequence of this action. The Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus) PHAMA Plus builds environmental sustainability and climate and disaster resilience in its program activities and interventions.  To do this, PHAMA Plus is guided by its Environment, Climate, and

Brewing a better future for PNG coffee The Papua New Guinea Coffee Industry Working Group (Coffee IWG) reconvened in Port Moresby on Tuesday 21 March, 2023 after a lapse of two years to discuss all things coffee. The meeting was jointly organised by the Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC), Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program and the Australia–Papua New Guinea Economic Partnership (APEP). The meeting was attended

New multipurpose packhouse facility to boost Tonga’s root crops export Leading Tongan export business Lotopoha Export Trading will soon complete the construction of a multi-purpose packhouse facility for root crops following a new partnership signed recently with the Pacific Horticulture and Agricultural Market Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus). The partnership builds on PHAMA Plus’ prior collaboration with Lotopoha to improve Tonga’s root crops export capacity and meet increasing quality requirements

Q&A with Dr Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni Samoa’s Dr Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni is a leader in her field, championing women and girls and advancing innovative practices and transformative technology that help forge positive change in Samoa and the Pacific. In 2008, Dr Molimau-Samasoni graduated from the University of Newcastle as an expert in biotechnology. On her return to Samoa, she played a crucial role in the establishment of an accredited laboratory at the

In a milestone move for its emerging kava industry, the Solomon Islands today launched its National Kava Quality Standard and a Kava Industry Working Group (Kava IWG) with the support of the Australia and New Zealand funded Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) program. A first for the country, the kava quality standard and IWG mark a significant progress in the ongoing efforts to improve kava quality

Navigating viable export pathways for Tonga’s agricultural trade Tonga’s agricultural trade of fresh produce to overseas markets is often impacted by the availability and affordability of shipping, a constraint further exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic and recent crises. Finding cost effective solutions and actions to address shipping constraints will help maintain Tonga’s agricultural trade with key markets such as Australia and New Zealand and help ‘navigate’ new viable export

Premium sun dried Solomon Islands cocoa exported to the United Kingdom Solomon Islands today sent its first Less-than-container Load (LCL) shipment of premium cocoa to chocolatiers in the United Kingdom as part of an innovative new pilot project. This container, which had cocoa beans from 50 farmer groups and consolidators across Guadalcanal and Isabel, was shipped under the Less Than a Container Load (LCL) Access to Markets project, piloted by

Lami Kava launches Domestic Violence and Workplace Policy on #IWD22 Lami Kava, one of Fiji’s leading kava exporters, broke new ground today with the launch of its policy on domestic violence to build a more respectful and supportive workplace. It’s a significant move for the company and for Fiji as more employers are addressing domestic violence, which affects two out of three women in the country. The company’s Managing Director,

Challenge for an equal world Women continue to shape the world and undeniably play a crucial role in the agriculture sector. But while there have been positive changes, more needs to be done so that women across agricultural value chains are economically empowered and have equal access to the right resources. This is part of a wider global call today on International Women’s Day to “Break the Bias” and help