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EU- ACP Business-Friendly Project
ContextThe “EU-ACP Business-Friendly: Supporting value chains through inclusive policies, investment promotion and alliances” programme is an Intra-ACP action funded by the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (…
Strengthening Pacific Regional Animal Health - Pacific Heads of Veterinary and Animal Production Services (PHOVAPS)
ContextThe Pacific Heads of Veterinary and Animal Production Services (PHOVAPS) was established as a mechanism to facilitate regional collaboration in developing programmes to strengthen animal health and production services across the Pacific.
Pacific Organic Learning Farm Network Project
ObjectivesPOLFN has four components in its regional implementation through the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community with SPC:
Mangrove Restoration for Carbon Offsetting
ContextMangroves play a vital role in coastal ecology and in sustaining and securing coastal communities. They reduce the harmful effects of coastal erosion, storms and flooding and are one of the most cost-effective methods of managing disaster…
Identification of drought-tolerant taro varieties for the Pacific (phase 2)
ContextThe frequency and severity of droughts, floods and heatwaves, as well as the continued sea level rise as consequences of climate change impact negatively food and agriculture security in vulnerable regions such as the Pacific. One of the most…
Improving root crop resilience and biosecurity in Pacific Island Countries and Australia
ContextAgriculture provides livelihoods for the majority of the Pacific region population and root crops are key staples in Pacific Countries and Territories (PICTs).
Safeguarding and deploying coconut diversity for improving livelihoods in Pacific Islands (C4L)
ContextCoconuts contribute, directly or indirectly, to the livelihoods of coastal communities throughout the Pacific islands, comprising some five million vulnerable people. Dependence on coconuts, however, has become a ‘poverty trap’ for communities…
Coconut and other non-traditional forest resources for the manufacture of Engineered Wood Products Project (EWP Project)
ObjectivesThis research project will deliver and validate wood processing technologies to transform coconut and other currently low-value forest resources into high-value engineered wood products suitable for local and international markets. By…
Soil Management in the Pacific
The Soil Management in the Pacific initiative aims to improve soil management and knowledge through in the region through the following objectives.
Integrated Crop Management
This will be achieved through the following objectives.