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