Current projects in Pacific Crops

PC/2003/029 - Management of potato late blight in Papua New Guinea

PC/2004/063 - Integrated pest management in a sustainable production system for Brassica crops in Fiji and Samoa

PC/2004/064 - Biological control of "mile-a-minute" (Mikania micrantha) in Papua New Guinea and Fiji

PC/2005/077 - Integrated crop management package for sustainable smallholder gardens in Solomon Islands

PC/2005/134 - The use of pathogen tested planting materials to improve sustainable sweet potato production in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea

PC/2006/053 - Evaluation of the impact of Dasheen mosaic virus and other viruses on taro yield

PC/2006/063 - Integrated pest management for Finschhafen disorder of oil palm in Papua New Guinea

PC/2006/114 - Managing cocoa pod borer in Papua New Guinea through improved risk incursion management capabilities, IPM strategies and stakeholder participatory training

PC/2006/173 - Tongan tropical fruit production - improving genetic diversity and production capacity building

PC/2007/039 - The control of basal stem rot of oil palm caused by Ganoderma in Solomon Islands

PC/2007/072 - Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for University of South Pacific, Fiji

PC/2007/111 - Incursion prevention and management of coffee berry borer (CBB) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Indonesia (South Sulawesi and Papua)

PC/2007/118 - Developing cleaner export pathways for Pacific agriculture commodities

PC/2008/003 - Strengthening the Fiji papaya industry through applied research and information dissemination

PC/2008/044 - Pacific Agribusiness Research for Development Initiative

PC/2008/046 - Rehabilitating cocoa for improving livelihoods in the South Pacific

PC/2009/003 - Improving soil health in support of sustainable development in the Pacific

PC/2010/026 - Validating and documenting a strategy for producing virus-free sweetpotato planting material in Papua New Guinea

PC/2010/032 - Defining the quarantine environment for Pacific horticultural exports

PC/2010/063 - Feasibility study on increasing the consumption of nutritionally-rich leafy vegetables by indigenous communities in Samoa, Solomon Islands and northern Australia

PC/2010/090 - Strengthening integrated crop management research in the Pacific islands in support of sustainable intensification of high-value crop production