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Cocoa Market Study (stage 2)
11 Sep 2015
Australian and South-east Asian markets have strong demand for smoke-taint free, well-fermented, well-dried cocoa beans. This 2015 report is the second stage of work begun in mid‑2014 (TR73), and looks at ways to improve income for cocoa growers in SI. Despite rising international cocoa prices, t...
Read MoreFramework for MAWG and IWG Sustainability Roadmaps
21 Aug 2015
This report was written in 2015 to support the sustainability of PHAMA-established Market Access Working Groups (MAWG) and Industry Working Groups (IWG) in the five Pacific Island Countries where they operate, beyond the life of the PHAMA program which is currently scheduled for mid 2017. It sugg...
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New Access for Samoan Taro to Australia
21 Aug 2015
Taro Leaf Blight (TLB) describes the effects of the pathogen Phytopthora colocasiae on susceptible varieties of taro, causing leaf browning and later rapid and complete defoliation, and sometimes corm rot. TLB is present in Samoa but with the development of resistant cultivars (‘Samoa 1’ and ‘Sam...
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