Publications
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Hot air dryer (Solomon Islands)
30/08/2021
This hot air dryer extends the shelf life of products from 3 days to 3 months as compared with traditional methods. It supports farmers in fulfilling their consumption needs throughout the year, producing a surplus, and selling the extra to the market. extending value chains to urban centres and between islands.
Poverty, malnutrition and food security in Pacific Small Island Developing States
30/08/2021
The paper summarizes the current status of poverty, malnutrition and food security in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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Improving local value chains (Samoa)
29/08/2021
Many Pacific Islands suffer from an underdeveloped local economy and rely on imported food for their consumption. Developing locally processed food items has the potential to develop the market for local products such as coconuts, breadfruits, and others to offer a nutritious alternative to imported products.
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Real-time data platform (Fiji, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga)
29/08/2021
TUPAIA is a free, open-source data platform featuring data collection, management, and mapping-led visualization tools to support health, education, and environmental projects.
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Pest management (Fiji)
29/08/2021
The coconut, “Tree of Life,” is one of the most important traditional crops in Fiji. The use of pheromone (ethyl-4-methyl octanoate) bucket traps assists in attracting, trapping and killing adult coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros.
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Plant doctor (Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga)
29/08/2021
Farmers sometimes face considerable production losses due to pests and diseases. Treatment is possible if the pest and/or disease is properly identified. An E-platform links frontline workers in agriculture to experts and reliable resources from within the countries and worldwide through social networking to better serve farmers caring for their plants.