Publications
Project News: Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG)
10/2021
Read about vanilla and cocoa farmers, youth, women and fishers who have received technical support to promote sustainability and livelihoods.
Transforming agricultural value chains (Cook Islands)
08/2021
In the Cook Islands, the Agritech initiative, aims to foster and adopt innovation to transform agricultural value chains by improving productivity and profitability.
Samoa Women's Association of Growers (SWAG)
08/2021
The Samoa Women's Association of Growers (SWAG) responded to the impact of COVID-19 with opportunities for business, networking, training and education.
Agriculture, content and tools (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands)
08/2021
Through a collective effort involving various stakeholders from Fiji’s agriculture industry, a platform for agriculture value chain stakeholders has been developed to connect the various actors and access information. It also offers a place to find simple digital tools for improved farm management.
QR code contact tracing system (Cook Islands)
08/2021
Cook Safe+ is the contact tracing system developed by Cook Islands based on a QR code to ensure that all visitors and residents participate in contact tracing without requiring a smart device.
Long distance vanilla (Samoa)
08/2021
After COVID-19 closed Samoa to international visitors, taking advantage of e-commerce training and networking opportunities enabled one business owner to adapt her vanilla operation and retail shop into an online store. Her products are currently visible and available for sale to an international audience, and that has led to increased sales worldwide.
SISSTEM-Sustainable Island Solutions through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Aruba)
08/2021
The absence of local higher education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has led to a brain drain in Aruba. SISSTEM aims to educate local and regional youth in STEM with the necessary technical skills to contribute to innovative sustainable development.
Protected cropping system (Fiji)
08/2021
Vegetable production in the Pacific Islands does not match local demand in terms of consistency in volumes and quality. Greenhouses provide controlled environmental conditions to support year-round production. A greenhouse development package supports sustainable income-generation for local farmers.
SOLA Solutions for Open Land Administration (Samoa)
08/2021
SOLA (Solutions for Open Land Administration) is an open-source software for land title registration and cadastral mapping. This technology enables the island land mapping, management of freehold land to support land deals, and easy access to land information for the public.
Pacific Online Organic Policy Tool Kit
08/2021
The Pacific Online Organic Policy Tool Kit is the first of its kind in the world. It aids in the development of policies to support organic farming despite the fragile Pacific environment ecosystem.