This one-day validation workshop builds on the initial two-day session held in June. It will confirm the shared vision for Fiji’s agri-food system by validating priority crops, livestock systems, and enabling components; reviewing the stakeholder map; and ensuring the accuracy of thematic maps. A key outcome will be a collaborative research proposal involving ACIAR, USP,…Read More

The workshop is organised under the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Pacific Agriculture Scholarships and Support (PASS) program to design the next phase of the program. With ACIAR, USP, and FNU demonstrating growing capability, the next PASS design offers a chance to strengthen a three-way partnership. It will enhance local leadership, support the…Read More

Prof. Tibor Pasinszki, a chemical engineer from School of Science, CETVET presented his seminar titled “The Chemical Quality of Kava Consumed in Fiji”.   Abstract: Kava is the traditional, non-alcoholic and sedative beverage of the Pacific, but it is now sold around the globe. It is mainly made from roots and rhizomes of the kava…Read More