Over the past decade, interest in gender equality and women’s empowerment has grown rapidly.

Global fish stocks have never before been under as much stress as they are today. And never before have so many aquatic species been heading for extinction, with more than a third of fish stocks being fished at biologically unsustainable levels.

IFAD’s current approach in the Pacific Islands is centred on building partnerships. Since 2013, the amount of IFAD resources provided for projects and programmes undertaken with partners for the Pacific has substantially increased, from around US$23 million to about US$84 million in current financing.

This booklet is a practical manual presenting the simple techniques used to preserve starchy staples, dark leafy green vegetables, fruits and vegetables in Fiji.

Past studies have shown that a promising method of scaling up new technologies in developing countries is through a community-based approach. This paper explores the characteristics of successful community and commercial seed production groups in multiplying and disseminating seed in Timor-Leste.

While the majority of fish consumed locally comes from coastal fisheries, production has not increased significantly in recent decades despite indications at the national level in many countries of increasing fishing pressure.

The policy environment in rural sector ministries is supportive of gender mainstreaming, with clear paths to link policy direction on gender equality to programmes. Recommendations are formulated to progressively advance gender equality and support the empowerment of rural women through policy.

The aim of this report is to establish an evidence base for the application of food and beverage taxes and complementary measures to encourage dietary substitution towards healthier, local food products in Fiji.

Rice has been cultivated for many decades in Fiji, and is a major source of food for its population. However, the country’s rice industry has increasingly weakened over these years, as the rice area and production has declined, while rice yield growth has been stagnant or marginal.