Tag: Food security
‘Grassroots action’ could address climate change in Micronesia
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ journalist
A new report has found practical solutions to address climate change in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), including raising...
West Papuan student discovers new passion and career path in Manawatū
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A West Papuan international student in Aotearoa New Zealand has devoted hundreds of hours to a non-profit organisation and opened a door to a...
West Papua food estates threaten indigenous people, warns TAPOL
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Plans to establish "food estates" were announced by the Indonesian government at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic because, it said,...
Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in...
ANALYSIS: By Thomas Nash, Massey University
The year is 2040 and Aotearoa New Zealand has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the commitment to...
Calls for NZ to ‘feed the 5 million first’ before exporting...
By Farah Hancock, RNZ data journalist, In Depth
People are going hungry even though New Zealand produces enough food to feed 40 million -- and...
‘Step up’ over Carterets food crisis, PNG minister warns rich nations
By Richard Ewart on ABC's Pacific Beat
Papua New Guinea's Minister for Climate Change is calling on the international community to take responsibility for a...
Climate change hits low-lying islands in Bougainville
At least two children in the Nissan islands have been injured, falling off trees in desperate search for food, as climate change takes its toll...
Tanna hosts Vanuatu’s first ‘slow foods’ festival – big success
A Café Pacific video at the Tupunis festival on Tanna island.
By Odile Guiomar in Lenakel, Tanna
Tanna Island has hosted the first Slow Food festival...
India needs to counterbalance China in Asia Pacific, says president
President Pranab Mukherjee says India needs to make efforts to improve its presence in the Asia Pacific region to counterbalance the growing influence of...
Long after Cyclone Winston, Fiji women struggle for basic needs
Women have been facing health and security issues since last month’s disaster, reports Ami Dhabuwala of Asia-Pacific Journalism.
While the world was busy celebrating Women’s...