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Channeling Africa's water resources to build resilience

Relying solely on rain-fed agriculture limits farmers’ ability to improve yields and income. Irrigation can unlock their potential, but it requires a combination of technology, finance and support.

The building blocks for better value chains

The UN reports that around 50% of crop value vanishes between harvesting and the point of sale. AgUnity – an Australian agri-tech start-up established in 2016 – aims to address this issue in Kenya, Papua New Guinea and Ethiopia with the help of b…

Three years of EU-Pacific collaboration through PACE-Net Plus

Since 2013, experts in the EU and South Pacific have come together through the Pacific-Europe Network (PACE-Net Plus) project, a bi-regional platform to build cooperation in science, technology and innovation (ST&I). For three years, 16 partners, inc…

Achieving the SDGs through profitable, sustainable and inclusive agriculture

In order to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, agri-food systems have to be significantly transformed. The role of agriculture for inclusive growth and the achievement of the Sus…

The first step

After the creation of Africa's largest open market, the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) in 2015, hopes are high for the mutual benefits of regional agricultural trade. Yet, in all ACP regions, regional trade policy is slow to translate into impleme…

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May 30

8th Summit of ACP Heads of State and Government

Monday, 30 May 2016 – Wednesday, 1 June 2016

The 8th Summit will be held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 30 May to 1 June, 2016.

Jan 9

Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunity in Papua New Guinea

Saturday, 9 January 2016 – Thursday, 14 January 2016

This training event is organised and run by Communication Without Borders (CWB) within the framework of the CTA-supported Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities. It will take place on 11-13 January 2016…

Location:

Alotau, Papua New Guinea

May 10

11th Meeting of the FAO Southwest Pacific Ministers for Agriculture

Sunday, 10 May 2015 – Thursday, 14 May 2015

The Eleventh Meeting of the F AO Southwest Pacific Ministers for Agriculture was convened in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 11-14 May 2015. The meeting was held at the Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby. The meeting was attended by Ministers from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu, and Heads of Delegation from Australia, and New Zealand. R…