Pacific Islands – Fruit and vegetable production in the Pacific is generally highly seasonal, with very little production of many crops during the hot, wet-season months. This often pushes prices up dramatically and for farmers who take the step into off-season production, it can be highly profitable. Off-season production is rarely about only one thing […]
Pacific Islands – It may seem obvious that seeds are where most crops come from, yet much agricultural work in the Pacific had focused on the end product, and ignored these small, but essential components. Timor Leste is still the only country in the region to have a national seeds programme, and while work on […]
Pacific Islands – There are many reasons for Pacific farmers to get involved in producing breadfruit: it is highly nutritious; it can be used as an import substitute for wheat, rice, and potatoes; there are untapped export markets; it is natural disaster and climate change resilient; and there is an expanding body of knowledge on […]