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Samoa to start coconut oil production - Audio feature from the Asia Pacific program 07/02/2008
 listen windows media >As a new coconut oil plant In Samoa prepares to start production, Pacific countries have been warned that coconut oil is not the answer to all their fuel problems. The warning comes as the new Pacific Oil company prepares to start operating in April and as more countries in the region consider coconut oil as an alternative to petrol. Presenter - Barbara Heggen Speaker - Gerhardt Zieroth - Manager of the Pacific Islands Energy Policy and Strategic Planning Samau Etuale Sefo - General Manager of the Pacific Oil Company Fiji alarming price rises and more poverty - Audio feature from Pacific Beat program 19/12/2007
listen windows media >Fiji's Prices and Incomes Board says there have been alarming rises in the cost of basic food items. It's warning people to spend carefully during the Christmas period. Inflation affects basic food prices in Pacific - Audio feature from Pacific Beat program 29/11/2007
listen windows media >Pacific Island nations are being told to expect to pay more for food in the future. There are concerns in island nations, particularly about the cost of modern diet staples like flour, rice and dairy products. 700 pregnant cows to rebuild Solomons cattle industry - Audio feature from Pacific Beat program 18/10/2007
listen windows media >Taiwan is pouring millions of dollars into Solomon Islands to rebuild the country's cattle industry. The plan to introduce 700 pregnant cows from Australia is expected to happen before Christmas. Tonga squash export trade facing crisis - Audio feature from Pacific Beat program 02/10/2007
listen windows media >Tonga's squash pumpkin industry is in crisis, with only half of last year's total tonnage being shipped to export markets this year. The Secretary General of the Tongan Squash Council, Stephen Edwards, estimates the downturn in the economically vital export industry has seen 80 per cent of Tongan squash farmers simply give up and find other work. |
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