Agriculture & Rural Development

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Gov’t wants to create greater agriculture–tourism linkages

David Walker posted Information | 20 September 2016

One way of reducing Saint Lucia’s high food import bill is to encourage the use of locally grown agricultural products by the hotel sector, something which Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee said his government plans to expand. The minister said he has started discussions with his cabinet colleague,...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Tonga Hosts Pacific Breadfruit Roundtable

David Walker posted Information | 19 September 2016

The Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network in partnership with Nishi Foundation, GroFed (Growers Federation of Tonga) and MORDI (Mainstreaming of Rural Development Innovation Tonga Trust) co-organized a Pacific Breadfruit Roundtable. This two-day consultative roundtable was held in Nuku’alofa...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Brussels Briefing 46: Agribusiness Development & Tourism Markets in SIDS

David Walker created a new event | 14 September 2016

21 Sep

From 21 September 2016
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), in collaboration with the European Commission / DEVCO, CONCORD and the ACP Secretariat

The next Brussels Development Briefing n.46 on the subject of “Agribusiness development in SIDs: the potential of tourism-related markets” will be held in Brussels at 09:00-13:00 on 21st September 2016 at the ACP Secretariat (Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels). This Briefing will be organised...

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Brussels Briefing 46: Agribusiness Development & Tourism Markets in SIDS

David Walker posted Information | 14 September 2016

The next Brussels Development Briefing n.46 on the subject of “Agribusiness development in SIDs: the potential of tourism-related markets” will be held in Brussels at 09:00-13:00 on 21st September 2016 at the ACP Secretariat (Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels). This Briefing will be organised...

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Coconut shortage hits Caribbean; trendy health-food aisle could be next

David Walker posted Information | 14 September 2016

It’s the scariest thing to face the Caribbean since Johnny Depp’s eyeliner in “Pirates of the Caribbean.” The area known for coconuts is battling a serious shortage of its signature crop. Sorry, coconut milk and water lovers. The serious shortage comes following a multipronged attack of storms,...

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Sustainable agricultural development for food security and nutrition: what roles for livestock?

Angus Graham uploaded a new Document | 13 September 2016

hlpe-report-10_en.pdf 3.62 MB

Sustainable agricultural development for food security and nutrition: what roles for livestock? High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition, Committee on World Food Security, 2016. The livestock sector is considered an engine for evelopment, and a driver of economic, social and...

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Group: South Sudan Rural Development Group
Promoting a maize-to-livestock feed value chain in the Indian Ocean Islands

Giorgia MEI posted Information | 13 September 2016

Published on June 2016, this briefing note examines the potential for developing a maize-to-livestock feed value chain in the Indian Ocean Islands (IOI) region of Eastern and Southern Africa (defined here as comprising the countries of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles and the French...

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Is veganism the key to sustainable development?

Sarah Cummings updated the Information | 31 August 2016

In the article I’ve converted to veganism to reduce my impact on the living world published on 9 August 2016 in The Guardian newspaper, the journalist George Monbiot argues that the world can cope with 7 or even 10 billion people but only if people stop eating meat. He considers that an animal-...

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Top Chefs showcase Pacific flavours at Regional Agribusiness Forum in Apia, Samoa

Lebo Mofolo posted Information | 28 August 2016

Top Chefs showcase Pacific flavours at Regional Agribusiness Forum in Apia, Samoa [28/08/2016] Pacific cuisine is to feature as part of the forthcoming 2 nd Pacific Agribusiness Forum , taking place from August 29 to September 1 in Apia, Samoa. A special Chefs Training Programme on “ Pacific...

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Report on Samoa Agricultural Survey 2015

David Walker posted Information | 26 August 2016

Agriculture is important to households in Samoa to provide food for the family or as a source of income. Most households are engaged in some agricultural activities. In 2015, there were 28,119 households in Samoa, of which 27,411 (or 97 percent) were agricultural households; that is, they grew some...

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