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Stacey King's Blog Posts Tagged 'coconut-oil' (6)

Rabi women plant coconut trees to avert disasters

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Salaseini Vosamana Wednesday, October 26, 2011

BEING victims of climate change for the past years, a group of women from Tukavesi village in Cakaudrove have taken a strong stand to plant coconut trees to safeguard their shores from such disaster.

The initiative organised by the Banaban Women's Organisation in partnership with Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation was aimed at empowering women to make…

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Added by Stacey King on October 26, 2011 at 8:58am — No Comments

Fiji Copra Millers reform

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Ropate Valemei Wednesday, October 05, 2011

ABOUT 615,000 coconut trees need to be planted yearly in order to achieve the targeted increase of 30,000 metric tonnes of copra which will take 25 years, according to the proposed Copra Millers of Fiji Limited Reform Framework.

"This target planting needs to be carefully supplemented with proper and efficient farming practices for maximum economic returns to…

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Added by Stacey King on October 6, 2011 at 8:29am — 3 Comments

Coconuts and sunshine to power South Pacific islands

Wunderlust NZ 14th September 2011

The electricity demands of the South Pacific islands of Tokelau will soon be met by renewable energy sources

Coconuts and sunshine will soon be the main energy source of the New Zealand territory of Tokelau in the South Pacific.

Foua Toloa, Tokelau's leader, announced this week that by the middle of next year, 93% of Tokelau's electricity will be solar powered – the rest will come from coconut oil. Some motor…

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Added by Stacey King on September 17, 2011 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Gold Coast Bulletin News story: Nature Pacific's Banaban Virgin Coconut Oil

Liza Coker uses organic coconut oil produced by a Burleigh based company Picture: Kit de Guymer

Stephanie Bedo | July 8th, 2010 | Gold Coast Bulletin

**Australians are learning all about the…

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Added by Stacey King on July 8, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Kiribati Reef Conservation Strategy Backfires

Sheila Walsh NPR News Science November 18, 2009

A day's catch on the Pacific island of Kiribati. Conservationists tried to prevent overfishing on the island by encouraging fishermen to do something else.

Aid organizations concerned about overfishing on tropical reefs often try to encourage fishermen out of their boats by… Continue

Added by Stacey King on November 20, 2009 at 8:51am — No Comments

How coconut oil can help beat recession

NEW ZEALAND HERALD - 4:00AM Friday Jun 05, 2009 By Vaimoana Tapaleao

Coconut oil, woven mats and noni juice are some of the products that will help Pacific Islanders to get through the recession, a conference in Auckland has heard. Members of Pacific communities met at the "Brother Pacific Wave: Weathering the Economic Storm" conference this week to discuss how Pacific Islanders, at home and… Continue

Added by Stacey King on June 5, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments