Nau and Takaniko Ruabete are coconut nectar suppliers on Rabi. REVIVING THE ART OF ‘KAMAIMAI’ The rich aroma of freshly cooked kamaimai, or coconut nectar, permeates through Takaniko and Nau Ruabete’s home in Buakonikai Village on Rabi Island. It’s a daily activity for the couple as they ready bottles of kamaimai made by extracting the sap of coconut blossoms, known as toddy tapping, which is then boiled to create a
Taz Poultry owners Gaylene and John Tasmania visited one of the largest Chicken Feeds suppliers in Fiji – Pacific Feeds Limited. Niue is home to a family-owned business known as Taz Poultry, the island nation’s sole producer of local eggs. The poultry farm business, managed by couple John and Gaylene Tasmania, has been in operation since 2018. The business heavily relies on the importation of chicken feeds from New Zealand
New ornamental varieties to bring more beauty to Samoa New varieties of exotic orchids and ornamental plants have been introduced for cultivation in Samoa to bolster the country’s blooming ornamental horticulture sector. The move is part of a collaboration between the Australia and New Zealand-supported Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus Program and local grower groups – Fa’alapotopotoga Aiga Ma’ale’ale (FAMA) and Organic Mothers of the New Earth (OMONEA),
The Fiji National University (FNU) and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program today launched a collaborative research initiative for locally grown kava. As part of efforts to improve the consistency and reliability of Fiji’s kava production and grow exports of quality kava products, FNU’s College of Engineering, Science and Technology and PHAMA Plus have partnered to conduct a study that looks at the kavalactone content
Better drying to boost kava quality Satuala Developments will soon see improvements in the processing of its kava with the installation of a solar dryer, following an agreement being signed with the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) program. The Australia and New Zealand supported program is supporting Satuala to adopt a self-build solar dryer for their kava, which uses a greenhouse-style model that has proven successful
