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COVID-19 DISRUPTION PROVIDES INCENTIVE TO...

August 18, 2020

Organic farmers and agricultural product producers in the Pacific are calling for an increase in consumption of local, sustainably grown healthy food, as well as greater use of technology and...
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CELEBRATING NEW POETCOM MEMBERS

July 17, 2020

POETCom is a membership organisation that seeks to serve its affiliates to the greatest extent possible. POETCom has three affiliate categories: focal points, members and supporters. POETCom would like to...
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WELCOMING NEW POETCom STAFF

July 17, 2020

As in cultivating the land, the POETCom team has also had a bit of a turnover and this year we would like to welcome two new staff – Viliami ‘Pila’...
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FLIPPING THE DOMINANT DEVELOPMENT NARRATIVE...

July 16, 2020

A common habit in the development world is to refer to people involved in development projects as “beneficiaries”. It is an old routine, likely inherited from the colonial period, during...
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CULTIVATING HOPE AMIDST A PANDEMIC

July 16, 2020

“In the 40 Day island lockdown, we were using virgin coconut oil for cooking, we had our own bathing and laundry soap, we were using the sea water as substitute for salt,...
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