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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Wednesday, February 01, 2006 Posted 12:14 PM by Luigi
Storm threatens Guadalcanal food crops HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star, Jan. 31) - Residents of Burns Creek in Solomon Islands Guadalcanal feared the continuing bad weather could destroy all their gardens along the Lungga River. John Seti Iromea, a spokesman for the residents, said most of their gardens were destroyed already as a result of the bad weather over the weekend and feared that continued bad weather would wash away the rest. "At the moment most of our food is gone and our fear is it will all go if the weather remains as it is," Iromea said. The Weather Office has indicated that the bad weather would continue for at least the next two days. Iromea said unlike most Honiara residents, Burns Creek residents rely on their gardens for survival. "We sell produce from our gardens then use the money to buy food. That’s how we survive," he said. Iromea said the destruction of the gardens would mean the loss of income and end a means of survival for them. He asked the Disaster Management Office to send officers to assess the damage caused by the flood. |
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