The Pacific Growers Export Partnership & African Pacific – Organic Fair Trade Event, 21 November 2011, Sydney, Australia
The Pacific Growers Export Partnership & African Pacific: Organic Fair Trade Event from Natalie Lowrey on Vimeo.
African Pacific is a fairly traded company specialising in organics and fairly traded products from the South Pacific.
We work with environmentally sustainable principles for the full product cycle – from the seed to the products to the packaging. We have initiated and worked alongside growers of coconut, cocoa, and vanilla in the region since 1998.
africanpacific.com
The network, the Pacific Growers Export Partnership (PGEP), has grown to around 12,000 growers.
pacificgrowers.net
Guest Speakers
- Sakiasi Veitogavi – Fijian team leader for the PGEP
- Caleb Jarvis, Trade Commissioner, Pacific Islands Trade & Investment Commision
- Andreas Lombardozzi – Founder- African Pacific and Nui, who produce the world’s first certified organic soap – which is now manufactured from Fiji with the help of the $1 a day program.
At the event there were also tables with some excellent Christmas Gifts, Nui products such as body butters and washes, shaving creams, coconut oil and flour, cocoa, and Chocolate bars. with some light “Fair trade” refreshments. You can also meet the growers online by visiting nuigeneration.com or visit the Nui web at nuicoconut.com
Venue:
Sydney School of Mechanical Arts,
Level 1, 280 Pitt Street (corner of Park Street),
Sydney
pacificgrowers.net
africanpacific.com
nuicoconut.com
pacifictradeinvest.com
<h5><strong>Stori yumi Ursula Rakova: Bougainville</strong></h5>
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<a href=”http://vimeo.com/17902021″>Stori yumi Ursula Rakova: Bougainville</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user5503800″>andreas lombardozzi</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.
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<h5><strong>Tinputz, Bougainville 350.org Grass Roots Campaign 2009</strong></h5>
Over 5000 grassroots projects around our planet celebrated with 350.org to bring awareness of climate change. In the far flung corner of the Pacific, where climate change is already a living reality, Ursula Rakova, the Village of Tinputs and the people of Cartertes rand the Churchbells 350 times …
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<a href=”http://vimeo.com/19612235″>Tinputz, Bougainville 350.org Grass Roots Campaign 2009</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user5503800″>andreas lombardozzi</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.
Pacific Growers Export Partnership (PGEP). Team Leader Solomon Islands, John Saki is discussing the general process and advantages of cocoa rehabilitation through stumping. The practice involves cutting down old tress to permit rapid regrowth from the remaining stem. Read More
