05/22/2025
Impressive agenda!!
PTI NZ to attend Tonga Fresh Produce Trade Forum
Delegates from Pacific Trade Invest NZ, including Trade Commissioner Glynis Miller, will be at the 4th Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry (PWAF), to be held at Tonga High School Gymnasium in Nuku’alofa on Wednesday 28 May 2025.
The theme for the event is: TRANSFORMING AGRICULTURE THROUGH ENHANCED TRADE, UNDERPINNED BY MARKET INSIGHT AND NZ BIOSECURITY COMPLIANCE.
All this with a strategic view of increasing production throughout the value chain to market access.
A series of side events will focus on:
• More Regeneration: Addressing issues related to soils, genetic biodiversity of crops, forests, livestock, ecology, organics, and the environment.
• More Productivity: Focusing on rural farmers, women and youth, livelihoods, food security, and the production of crops, livestock, and forests.
• More Resilience: Biosecurity and pest management. Enhancing pre-disaster preparedness, improving the capacity to withstand and recover from disasters, and adapting to rising sea levels and temperatures through research and adoption.
Participants at PWAF will have the opportunity to hear from leading experts in the field, attend interactive workshops and sessions, and network with industry professionals.
For more on this important event, please visit https://lrd.spc.int/pwaf-2025