A blog maintained by Tevita Kete, PGR Officer Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji Islands
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This weblog documents the activities of Pacific Agricultural Genetic Resources Network (PAPGREN), along with other information on plant genetic resources (PGR) in the Pacific. The myriad varieties found within cultivated plants are fundamental to the present and future productivity of agriculture. PAPGREN, which is coordinated by the Land Resources Division of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), helps Pacific countries and territories to conserve their crop genetic diversity sustainably, with technical assistance from the Bioversity International (BI) and support from NZAID and ACIAR. SPC also hosts the Centre of Pacific Crops and Trees (CEPaCT). The CEPaCT maintains regional in vitro collections of crops important to the Pacific and carries out research on tissue culture technology. The CEPaCT Adviser is Dr Mary Taylor (MaryT@spc.int), the CEPaCT Curator is Ms Valerie Tuia (ValerieT@spc.int).
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Thursday, March 03, 2005 Posted 1:11 AM by Luigi
Pukapuka taro under six feet of water RAROTONGA, Cook Islands (Cook Islands News, Mar. 1) – Minister For National Disaster Management Peri Vaevae Pare has declared a state of emergency for Pukapuka and Nassau after cyclone Percy ravaged the two northern group islands on Sunday. Despite having passed about 40 kilometres to the south of Pukapuka, the 230 kilometers-per-hour winds were still capable of flattening all homes in Nassau and sparing only 10 homes in Pukapuka. Nassau elders met yesterday and were likely to have agreed that women and young children be evacuated away from the island until repairs are carried out. New Zealand high commissioner Kurt Meyer says that they have received a request, which is under consideration, from the Cook Islands government to help out in the north after cyclone Percy. It is understood that Pukapuka and Nassau residents have enough food and water to last them a week. However, urgency for immediate supplies such as shelters and some food supplies still remains. Pukapuka islander Tingika Elikana told the briefing that all houses on the coast have been washed out and taro patches are now under at least two metres of seawater. * Comments: I was afraid this would be the case. It reminds me of a visit in 1988 when I saw the beautiful taro (including 1 like HI 'piko' with leaf cut to the petiole) bordered with pulaka.
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> >Also reminds me of the previous cyclone in 1987 in Tokelau when we spent months harvesting pulaka, planting it on the pit borders while salinity decreased with fortunately good rains. We also got some material then from Olosega-Tokelau (Swains). Also reminds of Bishop Museum Bull. "Ethnology of Pukapuka" story of some disaster that left only 8 survivors. I also see that 310km/hr gusts fortunately did not hit Palmerston atoll directly.
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