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More Samoan talo head for the States
By Apaui Fuapepe Fesili The local talo industry has much to cheer about as the first 40-foot talo container shipment...
Huge potential in sheep, says top farmer
43 sheep and counting By Tupuola Terry Tavita The biggest sheep farmer in Samoa is anxious to increase his stock. Tino...



China changes Savai’i farmer
Faiesea Faiumu (front row, far left) and her family at Taga, Savaii. Savai’i farmer Faiumu Faimafili Notoa came back...
Farming is easy money, says top farmer
By Tupuola Terry Tavita Arguably the biggest talo farmer in the country is hitting pay dirt with the revival of the talo...



New market at Fugalei
Renderings of New Market at Fugalei By Tupuola Terry Tavita The new two-storey market being built at Fugalei will be a huge...
EDITORIAL: To market, to market..
 By Tupuola Terry Tavita Leupolu With Apia’s population of 35,000 projected to very well double in just 20 years, there is an alarming need to focus on the food security issues it will bring. The continuing rise of urban dwellers – with no access to farmland – means more people will come to rely on the maketi (urban agricultural markets)...



Ola i Fanua program launched
By Tupuola Terry Tavita A programme to develop horticulture and viticulture know-how in the rural areas was launched last...
Australia urged to divert aid to Samoan coffee
Samoa has been growing coffee since the 1930s, which was planted on the island by German immigrants. (AFP: Noel Celis, file...



Cocoa, coffee projects fruiting
By Tupuola Terry Tavita Cocoa is making a strong comeback on the back of a successful agro-forestry stimulus package government...
Calls for Samoa govt to invest in large scale rice production
A Chinese agricultural expert says Samoa could be the next rice producer in the Pacific if the government invests in large...