SPC's communications delivered training to our partner GIZ Pacific on understanding, analysing, and predicting the social media landscape in the #Pacific for the MACBLUE project under Digital Earth Pacific
Check out 👇
MACBUE: bit.ly/3UXn57Y
DEP: bit.ly/4buUiyN

#PacificAgriculture | Farmer-led research led by Kiwa Initiative POLFN in #Nauru will soon inform locals on the best water source for growing vegetables and the best #agroecological practices for growing vegetables and managing pests & diseases in their conditions Pacific Organic & Ethical Trade Community

#PacificAgriculture | 🌻What do you know about Plant Molecular research? 🧐
🇳🇿Partner Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research trained scientists at SPC's CePaCT lab to boost its efficiency in pathogen diagnostics & genotyping processes, using aroids.
Read more here 👇
bit.ly/3KfAIdG
#BiodiversityDay

#PacificPeoples l Opportunity Alert ⚠️
We invite organisations and individuals to submit proposals for official parallel sessions at the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women. Submit your proposal today! For more details, click: bit.ly/3VcYTja

#PacificAgriculture 🌱| SPC Biosecurity SPS team held a 2-week intensive refresher and field work with Nauru Quarantine & Agriculture officers, boosting their skills in plant pest surveillance & biosecurity measures-crucial for keeping #Nauru safe!
🤝EU Pacific 🇪🇺 #SAFEPacific #LRD

#Pacific Health |🔬 Biomedical engineers, often the unsung heroes of the healthcare sector, work behind the scenes to support patient care.

Read more here about this work in the #Pacific region 👉 bit.ly/3yDHhEg
🤝 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺

🌿 #PacificAgriculture | The Pacific Organic Learning Farms Network (POLFN) is well underway with its 1st organic #agriculture training in the region, with the Mudrenicagi Estate Farm Advisors conducting training with #farmer participants from Vanua Levu in Fiji Pacific Organic & Ethical Trade Community

🍃 The traditional agricultural method of 'Burying for Storage' in #Fiji is referred to as 'Vavivi' in the Bua province. This involves burying crops to preserve and thus delaying their ripening process & food wastage is minimised.
#LRD Pacific Organic & Ethical Trade Community #traditionalknowledgetuesdays

#DEPacific | 👇 Siaosi from #Tuvalu talks about how #coastal #erosion is affecting the accessibility, diets & boundaries of the community.
Digital Earth Pacific offers free & updated products/services that help countries plan & adapt to the changes.
bit.ly/3wTl1pv

#PacificAgriculture | 🏁 Wrap up Day 3 of our 9th HOAFS meeting 🌱 with great success! 🎯 Check out the highlights 👇 👇

#ID4WIM celebrates the Pacific's amazing women in maritime! They're tackling biofouling, protecting oceans, & saving fuel!
#WomenInSTEM #SustainableShipping #OceanScience
👉 bit.ly/4bHjQbo

International Maritime Organization PacWIMA Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji

🌿 Join us in welcoming Arthur and Karen Mills as the new Farm Advisors for the Mudrenicagi Organic Learning Farm Centre in Fiji! Their partnership with Pacific Organic & Ethical Trade Community & the Kiwa Initiative will see a series of trainings with farmers on their organic farming journey.
#OrganicFiji

#PacificAgriculture | Today is the final day of the #PHOAFS , ending with energising discussions on how we can shape a sustainable path for our forests and agriculture 🌲.
🌱Stay tuned for more updates on #SustainableAgriculture #PacificAgriculture #PacificForests

Food and Agriculture Organization #PHOAFS 9

#PacificAgriculture | 🌳 9th Regional Meeting of Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services 🌎 #PHOAFS

🗣️Day 3: countries & partners' statements of key highlights & priorities;
Rare opportunity to hear directly from sector leaders in one forum👏
FAO Pacific-@TongaPortal

#DEPacific | Join us on 30 May at the 4th International Conference on SIDS for Digital Earth Pacific side event: Navigating Climate Resilience in Small Island Developing States.
This will be an in-person side event.

For more information: digitalearthpacific.org/#/unsids2024
Andiswa Mlisa #SIDS4

#PacificAgriculture | 🌳 9th Regional Meeting of Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services 🌎 #PHOAFS
Wrapping a busy day 2. Discover today's highlights 👇
FAO Pacific - Tonga Portal

#PacificAgriculture |💧🌱 You've heard of the term 'waterproof', but have you heard of 'water-smart'? In crops? #CePaCT examined #taro varieties to identify those with the ability to resist #drought .
It's not magic, it's genetics.
🤝 Agriculture Fiji Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺
bit.ly/3WFweED

#Agriculture | Soil survey being conducted in Muaniweni, Fiji by SPC in collaboration with CSIRO Fiji National University & Agriculture Fiji.

The aim was to gain an understanding of the current condition of Muaniweni’s soils & provide data to inform land use planning.

🤝 ACIAR

#PacificAgriculture | 🌳 9th Regional Meeting of Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services 🌎 #PHOAFS .

Day 2: 📈 Implementation progress of #SPC regional services 📋reports & recs by technical bodies on SPC progress 🔍 Technical deep dive.
FAO Pacific - Tonga Portal

#PacificAgriculture | Taking a stride into day 2 of #PHOAFS with relentless enthusiasm! 🌱 Let's delve deeper into conversations on altering food systems for a sustainable future. Watch this space🌲

#PHOAFS 9 Food and Agriculture Organization #PacificForests #SustainableAgriculture Food and Agriculture Organization