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Determination of the Quarantine Status of Nematodes on Samoan Taro Exports
16 Nov 2012
Samoa was the dominant supplier of taro to the New Zealand market until late 1993 when taro leaf blight (TLB) devastated the Samoan taro industry. Local production for export markets declined dramatically and it is only in recent times, through the Taro Improvement Programme led by the University...
Read MoreEstablishing Improved Diagnostic Services to Support the Export of Value-Added Products
15 Nov 2012
Vanuatu has been identified as having a range of value-added food industries and a range of products have been identified as of prime interest including kava, vanilla, spices, copra and copra meal, cocoa and meat. A range of diagnostic services (skills, equipment and procedures) are required to e...
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Disease Survey of Honey Bees in Samoa
05 Nov 2012
PHAMA funded the current bee disease survey to help maintain existing market access into New Zealand in particular. Samoa has an estimated 21 beekeepers operating 403 hives on 47 apiaries1. The annual honey crop is approximately 8 tonne per year most of which is consumed within Samoa (Dean, 2009 ...
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