For many years in Tonga, the community has long relied on fruit production as a means of sustenance. The lush tropical climate provides ideal conditions for a variety of fruit trees to thrive, including mangoes, papayas, and bananas. However, in recent years, the community has...
2023/02/02 - The global pandemic, economic crises as well as the Ukrainian-Russian war heightened food security risks globally, but even more so for the Pacific Islands. Increasing disruptions to domestic and international food supply chains continue to exacerbate issues as smaller economies are neglected by...
2023/01/30 - A five-year project in Tonga that addressed the country's high rates of obesity and health issues by promoting the use of traditional food resources, particularly breadfruit has come to an end. The project, which is being implemented by the Government of Tonga, Tokyo...
PIRAS is regional initiative made possible through the collaboration of the Government of Tonga, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s and the Australian Government. The stimulus was initially aimed to assist rural farmers recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19 through improved income generation, food security...
I was mowing my lawn at home when the first eruption happened, I couldn’t really tell what was going on at the time except I saw people looking up at the sky. I saw them pointing to the sky so I knew something was happening,...
2022/02/21- Saturday evening 15th January I was sweeping at home when I heard the first explosion. I ran to turn on the radio and I heard the tsunami emergency for everyone to evacuate. I called my neighbors and children for us to run to our...
Mr Felisiano Molī Town Officer of Tungua Island Ha'apai sits down for a quick interview with us during our visit to the island. An aerial view of Tungua Island showing how far the tsunami reached across the island On Saturday I woke up my phone was...
2022/02/21 - I remember the darkening of the skies to the South West from my house, we are four houses away from the coast. Towards the main direction of where the volcano lies is where the sky began to darken. I called to my husband...
The Pacific people have for many centuries intrinsically tied to nature and great and many tales have been passed down through generations venerating nature and biodiversity. The Tongans grew up hearing tales of the coconut tree, a life that was sacrificed to sustain people for generations....
2022/02/11 - COVID-19 has disrupted the daily lives of many around the world and continues to have irreparable damages to small businesses. It isn’t uncommon for imports to be intermittent in Tonga however, the pandemic has placed further delays on these infrequent shipping routes. As stocks...