Search Results - "Tonga"

Tonga saves its coconuts by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The 'tree of life' as it is known in Tonga, the versatile coconut tree, is suffering from competition from other products and from felling. …”
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Tonga resumes exports in the region by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A total of 17 agricultural products from Tonga have been approved for export to American Samoa, Fiji, and Niue after the ban on these products had been lifted. …”
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The agriculture-nutrition-income nexus in Tonga by Ma’asi, Losaline, Francis, Judith Ann

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2014 Nutrition country profile: Tonga by International Food Policy Research Institute

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2015 Nutrition country profile: Tonga by International Food Policy Research Institute

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Effects of vegetative mulches on growth of indigenous crops in the Kingdom of Tonga by Manu, V., Whitbread, Anthony M., Blair, G.

“…As in many areas of the developing world, intensification of agriculture in Tonga, and other Pacific Islands, has put increased pressure on the soil resource. …”
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Local knowledge and practices among Tonga people in Zambia and Zimbabwe: A review by Yanou, M.P., Ros-Tonen, M.A.F., Reed, J., Sunderland, T.C.H.

“…Furthermore, there is limited attention to the historical processes that have led to the erosion of Tonga local knowledge and the political disempowerment of Tonga knowledge holders. …”
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From Drought to Abundance: Stories of Transformational adaptation: How a solar-Powered borehole transformed an Indigenous Tonga community in Zambia by Monze, Hanzila, Amarnath, Giriraj, van Koppen, Barbara, Mweemba, Carol

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Assessment of agricultural information needs in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States for CTA’s Products and Services: Phase 1: Pacific (Tonga) by Taufatofua, Pita

“…CTA commissioned this study in Tonga as part of an assessment of agricultural information needs in ACP States. …”
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Strengthening the rationale on the nexus of biodiversity-climate change-food and nutrition security in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of Samoa and Tonga. Literature Review by Fongar, Andrea, Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Lizarazo, Miguel, Zakaria, Mohammad Rizal, Ekesa, Beatrice

“…This study has been commissioned by FAO to help strengthen the rationale on the nexus of biodiversity-climate change-food and nutrition security in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of Samoa and Tonga. The literature review examines food and nutrition security levels in Samoa and Tonga, in the light of biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA), the current agricultural system, and climate-change mitigation strategies. …”
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A learning journey to the Kingdom of Tonga: Accelerating transformative change in nutrition-sensitive value chains in Pacific islands: Promoting nutritious food systems in the Pacific islands by Sio-Ki-Sia Fonua, Finau

“…In order to help address this problem, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), in collaboration with MORDI Tonga Trust, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO), organised three activities in the Kingdom of Tonga from 3 - 6 December 2018. …”
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A review of Cameroonian medicinal plants with potentials for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic by Fongnzossie Fedoung, E., Biwole, A.B., Nyangono Biyegue, C.F., Ngansop Tounkam, M., Akono Ntonga, P., Nguiamba, V.P., Essono, D.M., Forbi Funwi, P., Tonga, C., Nguenang, G.M., Kemeuze, V., Sonwa, D.J., Tsabang, N., Bouelet, I.S., Tize, Z., Boum, A.T., Momo Solefack, M.C., Betti, J.L., Nouga Bissoue, A., Lehman, L.G., Mapongmetsem, P.M., Nneme Nneme, L., Ngono Ngane, R.A., Ngogang Yonkeu, J.

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Integrated school nutrition models: bridging school gardening, feeding and nutrition education by Hunter, Danny, Gonsalves, Julian, Anunciado, S., Castro, R.

“…Presented at the Grassroots Partnerships for Pacific Solutions Conference in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, between 16-20 September 2024. This presentation focuses on the Integrated School Nutrition Model (ISNM) in the Philippines, which leverages crop museums as a key tool for educating children about food systems, nutrition, food safety and the environment; and can be used to supplement school meals.…”
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Understanding school food provision in the Pacific: Scoping the potential of local food systems to improve diets, nutrition and livelihoods (2022-2024) by Hunter, Danny, Burkhart, Sarah, Ranieri, J.

“…Presented at the Grassroots Partnerships for Pacific Solutions Conference in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, between 16-20 September. This presentation highlights findings from a scoping study which aimed to understand the current state of local agriculture into school food provision in the Pacific Islands region and the current policy landscape and enabling environment for integration of local agriculture into school food provision; to identify the best-bet sustainable options for integrating local agriculture in school food provision and recommendations for future action and to build awareness and consensus around the multiple benefits of integrating local agriculture in school food provision and identify partnerships for collective action on key next steps.…”
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Virus-free vanilla by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The lethal disease, known as a potyvirus, is a serious threat to vanilla production. It appeared in Tonga and then spread to Fiji, where vanilla...…”
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Guinea fowl by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…'Helmeted guinea fowl, domesticated by Tonga people, run around the veld in the daytime, come back to the...…”
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Fancy pumpkins by 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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GenARDIS rewards bright ideas by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A dedicated cellular phone network for women working in Lesotho s agricultural sector and a training video used for promoting gender advocacy in Tonga. These were just two of the winning ideas that caught the eye of the judges in this year s GenARDIS…”
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Drought in the Pacific continuing problem by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Some villages on Rarotonga, Cook Islands, were cut off from water supplies for weeks on end in the last quarter of 1998. Drought in Vava'u, Tonga, is held responsible for...…”
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CTA courses by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 7-25 October 1996 Papua New Guinea from 18 October-1 November 1996 Tonga from 9-13 December 1996…”
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