SPC agricultural news : newsletter of the South Pacific Commission Food and Materials Programme

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Sq 630.995 SPC
Created/Published
Suva, Fiji : The Programme, 1992-
Issue
Vol. 3 No. 2 (December 1994)
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Contents

SPC Agricultural News 1
From the desk of the Agriculture Programme Manager 1
National agricultural databases – a new era for island countries 1
Information Services... PAIS Workshop & Third SCAINIP Seminar held at IRETA 2
Future role and objectives of SCAINIP defined 2
Roles of SCAINIP, SPC and IRETA SCAINIP 3
SPC 3
IRETA 3
Soil fertility/soil management bibliography 4
Second PROSEA Workshop 4
Reference books for SPC Agriculture Library 4
Networking the Pacific community for sustainable development 5
Technology used for the network 5
From the Agricultural Corner... SPC to represent region on INIBAP’s Asia & Pacific Network 6
Food composition tables and databases now available 6
Alarm in Tonga 6
Tissue Culture Laboratory Update 7
Sandalwood revived! 7
Regional forestry programmes 7
Vegetable seeds available from Hawaii 7
THE COCONUT SCENE COGENT NEWS 8
BUROTROP NEWS 8
APCC NEWS 8
SEQUENTIAL TODDY TAPPING MAINTAINS COCONUT YIELD 9
STANTECH WORKSHOP – PLANNING THE WAY FORWARD FOR COCONUT BREEDING 9
INTERCROPPING AND COVER CROPPING WITH COCONUTS; PHILIPPINES EXPERIENCE 9
STATUS REPORT ON COCONUT VIRUS AND VIROIDS 9
COCONUT OIL FACTS AND YOUR HEALTH 9
PACIFICLAND News... Pacificland News—first edition of network newsletter 10
Pacific Island countries and sustainable land management 10 , 11
PACIFICLAND 11
The PACIFICLAND Network and sustainable land management 11
News From PRAP... Control of taro beetles 12
New Programme Co-ordinator visits region 12
PRAP Phase II Financing Agreement signed 13
Chairman of RAB inaugurates IRETA hostel 13
A valedictory message from Brian Smith 13
Dr Mary Taylor 13
PRAP’s agroforestry research provides valuable lessons 14 , 15
PRAP leaflets help ACP world agriculture 15
Plant protection in Micronesia Focus on Plant Protection... 16
Foreign fishing vessels—quarantine in Micronesia 16
Regional fruit fly project New experimental heat-treatment equipment 17
Export of two chilli varieties re-opened 17
Another success: Transshipment of produce through Hawaii 17
New United Nations Volunteer for FSM 17
New format for PEACESAT 'FLYNET' 17
SPC-German Biocontrol Project... 18 , 19
Benefits of IPM 19
New biocontrol specialist 19
The cause and control of kava dieback 20
Biocontrol agents sent out to countries 20
From the Animal Health Scene... Aujeszky’s Disease more widespread than previously thought 21
Tuberculosis will kill 30 million people in the next decade 21
First SPC animal health advisory leaflets circulated 21
Workshops on exotic diseases in Tarawa and Majuro 21
Country Profiles... Kiribati 22
South Pacific Forestry Development Programme in Kiribati 22
Forestry definition and coordination 22
Casuarina Equisetifolia 23
Tuvalu 23
Solomon Islands Tree crops to the fore 24
Soil fertility investigations on Malaita Island 24
Solomon Island ngali nut oil for export? 25
Papua New Guinea Improving fertilizer recommendations for arabica coffee 25
Performance of Australorp cross chickens 25
Papua New Guinea Research on taro leaf blight resistance 26
Testing tefluthrin (FORCE) against taro beetle 27
Ramu Sugar scientists overcoming weeds and pests 27
Fiji SCEP assists soil fertility testing 28
Developing awareness of gender issues 28
ADAP Report... Agricultural development in the American Pacific project 29
New Publication from ADAP 29
Unitech Report... Increased focus on agricultural research 30
Rabbits as an alternative source of protein 30
Papua New Guinea Land Studies Centre 30
Strong case for conservation of taro germplasm in Papua New Guinea 31
Nutrient disorders in root crops 32
Evaluation of soil tests for use in root crop production in Tonga 33
Sweet potato—a potential test species for tropical environments? 33
AIS News... Green manure and organic matter management 34
Mulching 34
Composting 34 , 35
International workshop on nitrogenfixing trees for fodder 35
Acronyms 36
The Last Word ... 36

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