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Fiji targets meat imports with sheep and goat farming push
Fiji's Farmer Training on Small Ruminant Husbandry and Management has been launc...
Rebekah Rasmussen 10 Jul 2026
Pacific climate forum to become biennial platform
The Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment (PIFCE) will become a bi...
Rebekah Rasmussen 9 Jul 2026
Fiji sugarcane farmers receive new grant support
Sugarcane farmers in Fiji's Northern Division have received more than $91,000 in...
Rebekah Rasmussen 2 Jul 2026
Female farmers drive rice production in Fiji’s north
A female-led farming cooperative in Fiji's north is looking to expand rice produ...
Rebekah Rasmussen 2 Jul 2026
Pacific-led climate solutions showcased in Vanuatu
Pacific students, entrepreneurs, policymakers and environmental leaders have gat...
Rebekah Rasmussen 1 Jul 2026
Remote Fiji farmers to benefit from Starlink launch

Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry has launched Starlink internet services at Wainikoro Station in Macuata to improve support for remote farming communities.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 25, 2026
100% Indigenous-owned Hope Vale Foundation prawn farm receives boost through $500,000 Coles Nurture Fund grant

A 100 per cent Indigenous-owned and operated foundation has received a $500,000 grant to scale up a native giant freshwater prawn project in Far North Queensland.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 17, 2026
Online initiative seeks greater global link for Fijian Kava farmers and growers

A new digital platform publicly launched last week aims to connect Fijian kava farmers directly with buyers from around the world. Yaqona. net is set to cut additional costs of wholesalers by giving g...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 15, 2026
Major Kakadu plum purchase shows Indigenous supply chain benefits

Adelaide-based Creative Native Foods has expanded its commitment to Indigenous-led procurement, placing one of its largest Kakadu plum orders of the year with Larrakia-owned harvesting business Aborig...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 5, 2026
Fijian women turn farming and weaving into village income

Women in Mavua village in Nadroga, Fiji, are using farming, weaving and small village projects to build income, food security and independence.

Fiji sugarcane awards return as industry faces pressure

Fiji has revived the Prime Minister's Sugarcane Farmers' Mill Awards after four decades, recognising growers as the industry faces pressure from declining yields, rising costs, labour shortages and cl...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 27, 2026
New Forestry roadmap strengthens Tiwi jobs and leadership

For more than 60 years, forestry has been part of life on the Tiwi Islands. Now, a new workforce plan is laying the foundation for the next generation of Tiwi workers and leaders to step into long ter...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 22, 2026
'If we don't look after Country, we won't have anything' - Maaman Marra Boodja founder Clint Hansen shares traditional knowledge of the land

The TAAM project (Transformational Aboriginal Agricultural Methods) works with traditional owners and farmers in regional communities to address drought resilience, exploring ways we can improve soil...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 11, 2026
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