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Innovative agricultural intensification to cope with demographic and climatic changes for subsistence producers : a case study of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands by Michelet, Matthieu

“…This research aims to study the dynamics of agricultural intensification amongst the small island community of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands, and to observe the spreading of new agricultural practices of intensification that can help mitigate the pressures of climate change on the one side; and on the other side of a growing food demand from a growing population. …”

Imagining island food system futures with Indigenous foods: A tok stori on the origins and potential of traditional food systems in Solomon Islands by Wate, Jillian Tutuo, Tikai, Pitakia, Sanau, Lyndellar, Notere Boso, Delvene, Ride, Anouk, Siota, Faye Aborina, Eriksson, Hampus

“…A forum on Island food systems in transition: Strengthening Indigenous food systems in Solomon Islands was hosted on 31 May 2023 by WorldFish and Kastom Gaden Association. …”
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Enhancing food systems for sustainable and healthy diets through nutrition-sensitive value chains: Key insights from Malaita, Solomon Islands by Hernandez, Ricardo, Even, Brice, Nabuuma, Deborah

“…This brief presents key insights from the Melanesia Rural Market and Innovation-Driven (MERMAID) Programme in Malaita, Solomon Islands, where nutrition-sensitive value chains (NSVCs) were used to enhance food systems for sustainable and healthy diets. …”
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Imagining island food system futures with Indigenous foods: A tok stori on the experiences and potential of traditional food systems in provinces of Solomon Islands by Wate, Jillian Tutuo, Tikai, Pitakia, Lodu, Esther, Vaike, Lyn, Saeni-Oeta, Janet, Bennet, Gregory, Eriksson, Hampus

“…Transition to unhealthy food choices and lifestyles is causing health problems for Solomon Islanders. Due to these circumstances, a tok stori was organized in 2023 to start addressing the following question: “what does a vision for a healthy and safe food system comprise?” …”
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The DQQ is a valid tool to collect population-level food group consumption data: A study among women in Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Solomon Islands by Uyar, Betül T.M., Talsma, Elise F., Herforth, Anna W., Trijsburg, Laura E., Vogliano, Chris, Pastori, Giulia, Bekele, Tesfaye Hailu, Huong, Le Thi, Brouwer, Inge D.

“…Results The mean (standard deviation) percentage point difference between DQQ and 24hR in population prevalence of food group consumption was 0.6 (0.7), 2.4 (2.0), and 2.5 (2.7) in Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Solomon Islands, respectively. Percent agreement of food group consumption data ranged from 88.6% (10.1) in Solomon Islands to 96.3% (4.9) in Ethiopia. …”
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Assessment of agricultural information needs in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States for CTA’s Products and Services: Phase 2: Pacific: Country Report: Solomon Islands by Hoota, Michael, Keqa, Banabas, Peter, Fred

“…In the study CTA in collaboration with its regional partners are expected to identify and prioritise agriculture information needs of the Solomon Islands.…”
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The origins and dispersal throughout the Pacific Islands of Fehi bananas (Musa series Australimusa) by Thomson, Lex J., Butaud, Jean-François, Daniells, Jeff, Geraghty, Paul A., Hariej, Adriana, Kagy, Valérie, Kennedy, Jean, Keppler, Angela K., Mabberley, David J., Sachter-Smith, Gabriel L., Sardos, Julie, Wilson, William H., Wong, Maurice

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Climate change, food security, and socioeconomic livelihood in Pacific Islands by Rosegrant, Mark W., Valmonte-Santos, Rowena, Thomas, Timothy S., You, Liangzhi, Chiang, Catherine

“…This is certainly true of at least two of the three countries analyzed under the study on which this report is based, the latter including Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG), and Solomon Islands. PNG and Solomon Islands are both vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change since the percentage share of agriculture in total employment is relatively high in both countries (69% in PNG and 68% in Solomon Islands). …”
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Community Based Resource Management Training Package by Orirana, Grace, Kenilorea, Peter

“…In the Solomon Islands, more than 80% of the population are rural dwellers who commonly build livelihoods from subsistence agriculture and fisheries. …”
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CBRM Scaling and Networking Community Forum by Leinga, George, Notere Boso, Delvene, Saeni-Oeta, Janet, Siota, Faye Aborina, Kuma, Alafina, Sukulu, Meshach, Pua'ara, S

“…A forum with community members, provincial fisheries officers, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources’ CBRM Section officers and several national and regional partners working with CBRM discussed experiences and summarized lessons to support programs for national scaling up in Solomon Islands. Discussions from the forum sessions are summarized in this brief together with five highlighted lessons emerging from the discussions.…”
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Introducing the Nusatupe innovation hub – showcasing the best of the sustainable island food systems by Palmer, Neil, Eriksson, Hampus, Wate, Jillian Tutuo, Bennet, Gregory, Saeni-Oeta, Janet

“…It must be one of the most unusual and remote research outposts within CGIAR: The Nusatupe innovation hub inhabits the southwestern corner of the tiny coral atoll of Nusatupe, in Western Province, Solomon Islands. Surrounded by aquamarine waters, and with a Marine Protected Area close by, Nusatupe has been the site of a WorldFish research station for 40 years or so – remote from the rest of the world but very close to the lives of Solomon Islanders. …”
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Assessing adaptation options for climate change: A guide for coastal communities in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific 1. Assessment process by WorldFish

“…In this brochure we provide an introduction to and details of how we conducted a community-based adaptation assessment of climate change in partnership with community members, local NGOs and goverment representatives in Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands. This series of brochures is intended for use more broadly across the Coral Triangle and Pacific region.…”
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The importance of indigenous freshwater foods for rural women by Gomese, Chelcia, Wate, Jillian Tutuo, Alfred, Joy Ellen, Sendo, Evelyn, Tefetia, Malachi, Tepai, Jocelyn, Maike, Patricia, Pitakaka, Priscilla, Ride, Anouk, Eriksson, Hampus

“…The importance of indigenous freshwater foods for rural women in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands A film has been produced by WorldFish in partnership with the Guadalcanal Provincial Government on the vital role of indigenous foods in the province. …”
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Melanesian farmers conserve banana diversity by Fanton, Michel

“…A local NGO on the island of Makira in the southeastern Solomon Islands is helping subsistence farmers to conserve their hundreds of banana varieties...…”
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The People First Network (Salomon Islands) by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The People First Network (PFnet) has been instrumental in bringing connectivity to the Solomon Islands, where 85% of the population have no access to telecommunications.…”
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OBIS: online business information for the Pacific by Nowak, Moira

“…Moira Nowak describes how a single computer connected to the Internet is helping farmers and rural entrepreneurs throughout the Solomon Islands to expand their businesses.…”
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Pig production costs halved by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The use of locally-available raw materials has halved the cost of pig production in the Solomon Islands. In trials funded by the Overseas Development Administration's Geographical Divlsion, local copra meal, cassava and fishmeal were fed to pigs...…”
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Your eggs: 2 months, or 3? by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…People on Simbo island in the Solomon Islands have developed their own management scheme for the lape bird (Megapodius eremita). …”
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La bataille du bois dans les Iles Salomon by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The first shipment of eco-timber from sustainably managed forest in the Marovo Lagoon area in the Solomon Islands reached Australia at the end of 2000, opening up a new ‘eco-export-channel’ and marking another phase in the battle to maintain...…”
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Innovation and gendered negotiations: Insights from six small-scale fishing communities by Locke, Catherine, Muljono, Paramita, McDougall, Cynthia, Morgan, Miranda

“…It compares six fishing communities in Cambodia, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands. The findings suggest that gendered negotiations mediate the capacity to innovate but that wider structural constraints are important constraints for both men and women. …”
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