Resultados de búsqueda - "Pacific Island"

Experience capitalization: Resilience and productivity in the Pacific por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…CTA is committed to supporting the Pacific Island States to build resilience and improve incomes and nutrition outcomes, especially in rural agricultural communities. …”
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Indigenous knowledge: Going Local por Englberger, Lois, Morens, Adelino

“…Using television, radio, the web and printed publications, a project in the Pacific island of Pohnpei restores interest in traditional crops and promotes healthy local food.…”
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PANIS: Check it out! por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Pacific Animal Health Information System or PANIS is a database and information system available on the Internet and on CD-ROM (only for Pacific Island Countries participating in PANIS)…”
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Prepare to repair por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…There is room for importing appropriate tractors and farm equipment to meet the cultivation needs of Pacific Island countries, concluded participants at a regional workshop on Tractor operations, safely and maintenance . …”
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Disaster risk management por May, Jutta

“…Pacific Disaster Net is one of several initiatives that brings together a wide selection of information and tools that supports stakeholders and communities to prepare for and manage natural disasters in the Pacific island region…”
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IPM for cabbage pests por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Cabbage is a commercially important vegetable in many Pacific Island countries. As much as 400 hectares are cultivated in Fiji, mainly during the winter season (May to October) but successful cultivation is often hampered by the high incidence of...…”
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Fancy pumpkins por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The year 2000 was a very good one for pumpkin growers on the Pacific Island of Tonga. Exports rose by 33% to almost US$ 8 million. …”
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Gone fishing, other side of the world por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…In July 2002, the first fisheries agreement was signed between the EU and the Pacific island nation of Kiribati. For the next 3 years, European vessels, mainly from France, Portugal and Spain, can fish for tuna beyond the 12-mile coastal band. …”
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Taro leaf blight hits Western Samoa por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Taro, Colocasia esculenta, is one of the main staple food crops of Pacific Island countries and is the principal crop of Western Samoa but the devastating fungal disease, taro leaf blight (Phytophthora colocasiae), has now hit Western Samoa. …”
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Women-led agribusiness in Samoa reaches global markets por Apa, Taaloga, Addison, Chris, Boto, Isolina, Jejov, Emil, Osseni, Senou

“…Imagine a small women-led organisation in a remote Pacific island nation supplying products sold in more than 3,000 shops in 66 countries. …”
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Alternative futures for the Pacific food system por Secretariat of the Pacific Community

“…As a result, many Pacific Island countries and territories are now dependent on imported food, and the incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is among the highest in the world.…”
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A sustainable solution to soil erosion in Vanuatu por Bumseng, George, Kaoh, Peter

“…With the support of partners, such as Clean and Green Farming and the Pacific Island Farmers Organization Network (PIFON), and with the help of local youths, the project successfully repaired the soil in a number of communities across the country.…”
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Financing agribusiness and value chain development in the Pacific por Bovoro, Tukana, Francis, Judith Ann, Neate, Paul J.H.

“…The agriculture sector, a major source of food and livelihood for up to 80% of the population in Pacific Island Countries, is under-funded. Lending to the sector is less than 2%, despite its contribution to gross domestic product (GDP). …”
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Weather insurance - a viable option in support of the development of Pacific local food crops and fisheries value chains por Cole, S., Francis, Judith Ann

“…In the last two decades, Pacific Island Countries (PICs) have suffered billions of dollars in damage and loss due to catastrophic weather events (e.g. cyclones, floods, drought) and other natural disasters (e.g. volcanic eruptions). …”
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Aibika/Bele, Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. por Proeston, S.R., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…Appendices listing a basic descriptor list, details of the Papua New Guinea collection, insects found aibika in Pacific Island countries and research contacts are included. …”
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Codes of practice and reduced impact logging in tropical forests: an overview por Applegate, G.

“…This paper highlights how early experience gained in north Queensland rainforests provided input to the development of Pacific island codes and the code of conduct for logging of indigenous forests in selected South Pacific countries in the mid-1990s. …”
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Hidden benefits and risks of partial protection for coral reef fisheries por Smallhorn-West, Patrick, Cohen, Philippa, Morais, Renato, Januchowski-Hartley, F., Ceccarelli, Daniela, Malimali, Siola'a, Stone, Karen, Warren, Regon, Cinner, Joshua

“…We use data from community-based management arrangements in three Pacific Island countries to demonstrate three vignettes of how partial protection can boost fisheries production, enhance the ease with which fishers catch their prey, and alter the composition of fisheries yields. …”
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Patterns of catch and trophic signatures illustrate diverse management requirements of coastal fisheries at island scale in Solomon Islands por Smallhorn-West, Patrick, Van Der Ploeg, Jan, Notere Boso, Delvene, Sukulu, Meshach, Leamae, Janet, Isihanua, Mathew, Jasper, Martin, Saeni-Oeta, Janet, Batalofo, Margaret, Orirana, Grace, Konamalefo, Alick, Houma, Jill, Eriksson, Hampus

“…Coastal fisheries are a critical component of Pacific island food systems; they power village economies and provide nutritious aquatic foods. …”
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A Learning Journey at the Inaugural Pacific Week of Agriculture in Vanuatu por Francis, Judith Ann, Dietershagen, Jana

“…Seeking to address some of these issues, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), with matching funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and in collaboration with the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO), is implementing the project Leveraging the Development of Local Food Crops and Fisheries Value Chains for Improved Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems in the Pacific Islands with a focus on Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. …”
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Lessons Learned from Initial Piloting of Farmer-Orientated Value Chain Training in the Pacific por Francis, Judith Ann, Shepherd, A., Dietershagen, Jana

“…Value chain for papaya in Fiji (through Nature’s Way Cooperative) CTA is currently implementing a project entitled ‘Promoting Nutritious Food Systems in the Pacific Islands’ (2016-2020), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO). …”
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