Category: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands – In the middle of the MTCP2 Programme, the national implementing agency in the Solomon Islands ran into a problem—their main donor suddenly changed their priorities and pulled all their funding from the organisation. Without alternative income streams in place, this caused some critical issues threatening the existence of the farmer organisation. The […]
Impact Stories from MTPC2 Pacific by Asia Pacific Farmers on Scribd The following are stories about farmers and farmer organisations in the Pacific. They reflect some of the impacts of a five-year funding programme (2014-2018) that has changed the way farmer organisations operate in the Pacific Islands. Stories like these have become common in farmer organisations across the […]
Solomon Islands – Kastom Gaden Association in the Solomon Islands has been promoting open-pollinated seeds and seed saving for almost 20 years already. Through the Planting Material Network, they supply approximately 100 varieties of open-pollinated vegetables and root crops to around 3000 farmers across the country. Much of the MTCP2 Programme funding to the Solomon […]