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Coffee Commodity Market Update – August 3, 2021
16 Aug 2021
Coffee prices worldwide are experiencing significant volatility driven by unfavorable growing conditions in Brazil. This briefing is provided for CIC and other PNG coffee stakeholders to provide information on the international market situation and implications for PNG coffee exports. Management ...
Read MoreImpact Assessment: Support for Cocoa Sectors in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
21 Oct 2020
Cocoa is an important source of income for farming families across Melanesia, supporting the livelihoods of 8,500 households in Vanuatu and 24,0001 households in Solomon Islands. Melanesia has a reputation for low quality cocoa due to smoke taint and small bean size. It is also a very small prod...
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Social and Economic Impact of Fall Army Worm (FAW) in the Pacific Island Countries
20 Oct 2020
Fall Army Worm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda) has been a pest of crops in Central and South America for centuries where it mainly affects maize. Beginning in 2016, FAW spread rapidly and has now been reported almost everywhere in the tropical latitudes. In late 2019 FAW was detected in the Torres ...
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