FOOD SECURITY
O se va’aiga I le susurra Uti Robert Gebauer i le taimi o lana folasaga i Washington DC i le fonotaga a le Veterans Affairs lea e malaga ai le tatou aumalaga e usufono. O lana fa’alauiloaga lea o le “Food Security Program a tatou Veterans lea e fa’atautaia Kihei, ma o le a toe soso’o ma fa’alautele...
Honolulu, HAWAII — In a vast ocean area with around 30,000 known islands, traditional navigators of the Pacific have been known to say, 'first you choose your destination, then you figure out how to get there'.
The health of our ocean and all who depend on it are facing a multitude of threats. If...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a May 16 memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga appointed the Agriculture Department director Solialeaofiotagaloa I.T. Mutini to serve as chairman of the government’s Food Security and Safety Committee.
The local Homeland Security Department (ASDHS) director Samana Semo...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During virtual testimony from the territory, before a U.S. congressional committee, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga said American Samoa faces the same challenges as the other U.S territories dealing with “inflation” which he says is an issue that “we want to...
Apia, SAMOA — Baby chicks are arriving at 5 new poultry units in Samoa as part of the Pacific Regional Integrated Food and Security Initiative to COVID-19. "We're hopeful that the new poultry units will further reduce Samoa's reliance on imported meat and generate more benefits for farmers, in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At a presentation during last week’s cabinet meeting, local Homeland Security Department (ASDHS) recommended establishment of a government task force or working group to conduct a study and assessment of food security in the territory.
ASDHS and local Agriculture...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata spoke Tuesday before the House Committee on Rules in a roundtable on food security to explain American Samoa’s needs regarding food and nutrition. The roundtable was titled, Ending Hunger in America: Examining Hunger in U.S. Territories, and its purpose was to...
Apia, SAMOA — American Samoa’s land is more mountainous than not and as a result pig farming is more prevalent locally. However, in neighboring Samoa, where flat land is more available, cattle farms, in addition to pig farms are viable sources of income, and are being supported by a government...
Canberra, AUSTRALIA — Australian research shows the Covid-19 pandemic could spark a food crisis in the Pacific.
The report is the work of CSIRO and the Australian National University.
Published this week by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, or ACIAR, the report warns...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata took part in an effort on Friday led by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and supported by the bipartisan Members of Congress from Hawai‘i and the U.S. Island Territories. Together, these Representatives sent a letter to U.S. House leaders urging them to...