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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.

Friendly food consumption app (Fiji)
29/08/2021

The 2015 Fiji National Nutrition Survey, showed significant levels of anemia; childhood stunting-wasting; maternal micronutrient deficiency & adult overweight or obesity. A mobile app to help Fijians take ownership of their own health status. The app works by tracking dietary intake on a daily basis through a platform called “my meals” that creates specific recipes culturally familiar to the user.

Processing centres (Fiji)
28/08/2021

Post-harvest losses, which may average 20-30% for some commodities, are considerable because of the lack of food processing units and lack of market for C grade agriculture commodities. The processing centres have improved the compliance and healthiness of the food products.

Cyber food (Fiji)
28/08/2021

Fiji has very low digital literacy, making online food delivery a challenge. This innovative response was to develop a hybrid model to assist customers with low digital literacy by complementing the online platform with a manual ordering system.

Overview of the challenges and opportunities associated with innovation and digitalization in Pacific Small Islands Developing States
27/08/2021

This desk review identifies the current challenges and opportunities associated with innovation and digitalization in Pacific SIDS.

Plant health clinics (Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga) – Pacific Community
25/08/2021

Plant health clinics are held regularly at farmer-friendly places, markets in particular, with farmers bringing samples to assist in problem identification.