ACP palm oil sector development and the debate on sustainability certification Growing demand for certified sustainable palm oil in OECD countriesIn recent years, a trend has developed in OECD countries for ‘certified, sustain... 04/09/2014
Flexible standards help Papua New Guinea develop Fairtrade-certified cocoa exports, as debate on integrity of label intensifies In May 2014, Fairtrade International announced that “Club 3000”, a group of 629 cocoa farmers in Papua New Guinea (PNG), had become “the first Fair... 04/07/2014
The EU warns PNG and the Philippines that they are not doing enough to combat IUU fishing The European Commission (EC) has issued a warning to the Philippines and Papua New Guinea (PNG) that they risk being identified as non-cooperating... 04/07/2014
First company performance report published on compliance with stricter palm oil sustainability requirements In 2013, the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG). a multi-stakeholder palm oil sustainability initiative, was launched by “a group of progressive palm... 08/06/2014
Sustainable sourcing of palm oil cheaper than bad publicity for OECD consumer product manufacturers According to Euromonitor International, “the cost of moving towards traceable and sustainable palm oil is marginal compared to the long-term effect... 07/06/2014
EC clarifies options for Pacific–EU EPA In an interview with PACNEWS in March 2014, the head of the political and trade section of the EU Delegation in the Pacific, Adam Janssen, set out... 16/05/2014
EC tables new regulation on the organic sector In March 2014, the EC published “proposals for a new Regulation on organic production and the labelling of organic products”. The proposal focuses... 10/05/2014
EU –Pacific relations over VDS remain tense At a meeting of the Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA), it was highlighted that, “By requiring foreign fishing companies to adhere to the vessel... 27/04/2014
PNA discusses need to keep control of tuna supply The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) – comprising eight Pacific island countries that control the world’s largest tuna purse seine fishery supp... 06/04/2014
Tonga’s food supply increasingly dependent on migrant remittances The first WTO Trade Policy Review (TPR) of Tonga after the country joined the WTO in 2007, published in February, finds that “remittances by Tongan... 05/04/2014