Publications
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Overview of existing knowledge exchange platforms in Pacific Small Island Developing States
10/08/2021
This desk review provides an overview of the existing knowledge exchange platforms in SIDS, with a particular emphasis on identifying the gaps that the proposed FAO platform will fill as a complementary platform.