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RESTORING LAND THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

June 5, 2024

PHAMA Plus partner Melesisi Finefeuiaki of Lotopoha Export Trading uses mulch and intercropping for better soil health on her taro farm in Tonga. World Environment Day 2024 focuses on restoring land, addressing desertification, and building resilience to drought. “Land sustains all forms of life through an ecosystem. Intensification of agricultural practices, however, has been a key driver in the loss of biodiversity and has enhanced the impact of climate change,”

Boosting Tonga’s Watermelon exports with better storage

May 27, 2024

Tonga’s watermelon exports will soon benefit from improved cold storage and smart irrigation systems, following a new partnership signed between Nishi Trading Company Limited and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program. Supported by Australia and New Zealand, PHAMA Plus is working with Nishi Trading to upgrade their existing cold storage facility and pilot a new irrigation system to enhance drought resilience and increase yields and

Growing Tonga’s exports through enhanced fumigation services

May 7, 2024

Exporters in Tonga will soon benefit from improved access to timely fumigation services following a new partnership signed between the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests (MAFF) and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program. Supported by Australia and New Zealand, PHAMA Plus is working with MAFF to enhance the capacity and efficiency of its fumigation services by revising the existing facility’s operational and safety procedures

PHAMA Plus Pounds the way for Kava Farmers in Samoa

April 9, 2024

‘Ava (kava in Samoan) farmers on the big island of Savaii in Samoa, will soon enjoy the benefits of being able to supply higher quality, processed ‘ava to their customers in domestic and export markets. Five commercial ‘ava farmers are partnering with the Australia and New Zealand supported Pacific Horticultural & Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program, to co-invest in improved processing facilities that will allow each farmer to

Women on the Frontline: Samantha Defies the Odds

March 28, 2024

Samantha Maeke has defied the odds — and societal expectations in her native Solomon Islands — to end up where she is today. She plays a prominent role in the country’s agribusiness sector as the Country Manager of the Australia and New Zealand-supported PHAMA Plus Program in Solomon Islands. Sam, as she is widely known, is one of four women country managers out of a total of seven who lead