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Better drying to boost kava quality

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

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Solutions to Plastic Pollution

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

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Partnership a boost to coconut nectar production in Rabi

Partnership a boost to coconut nectar production in Rabi Fijian business Marama Niu is boosting the production of coconut nectar as a healthier alternative to ordinary sugar, following a partnership with the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus). The Australia and New Zealand supported collaboration looks to enhance the quality and standardisation of Marama Niu’s coconut nectar products for domestic and overseas markets. This provides sustainable

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Turning bananas into chips in Niue

Turning bananas into chips in Niue In Niue’s humble industrious capital – Alofi, local entrepreneur Feofaaki Sakalia Fou can be found busy in her home kitchen, meticulously turning banana into chips. It has been the way of life for Feo, as she is commonly known, seeing her mother make and sell banana chips and now, her husband and children. This is the mainstay of their small family business called Lupe

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Taking Abau cocoa from PNG to the world

Taking Abau cocoa from PNG to the world As a boy, Kingstan Kamuri spent many days traversing the ruins of old plantations along the coast of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Thanks to his father’s enthusiasm for the great outdoors, Kamuri developed a passion for hunting, trekking, and exploring the remains of what were once great farming estates in Abau. “I grew up seeing most of the

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