• Analyse genetic diversity in priority species.

• Rationalize germplasm collections of the region.

• Investigate the seed storage and cryopreservation potential of priority crops.

• Support on-farm conservation activities.

• Promote 'minor' species of local importance.
  

• Exchange improved lines of taro and yams after virus indexing and disease surveys.

• Facilitate the access by countries to selected lines from the ex situ collection of breadfruit in Hawaii for evaluation. 

• Promote the exchange of coconut accessions between countries and the International Coconut Genebanks (ICG) in Papua New Guinea and elsewhere.

• Distribute banana accessions from the INIBAP Transit Centre to countries in the region.

• Determine the location of PNG sugarcane lines in genebanks worldwide and facilitate access as needed. 

• Develop safe exchange protocols for priority crops in consultation with the Pacific Plant Protection Organization (PPPO) and national quarantine services.
  

• Make information from national collections, crop networks and international genebanks widely available to the region in different forms (CD-ROM, network web site, hard copies).

• Establish mechanisms for exchange of information with farmers, including traditional knowledge, with adequate safeguards.
  

• Analyze country needs and develop a  regional training strategy.

• Develop a PGR education kit in collaboration with education ministries.

• Enhance the capacity of the University of the South Pacific to provide undergraduate and postgraduate training in PGR.

• Provide information materials to stakeholders.

• Disseminate information to stakeholders through scientific papers, seminars, newsletters and the media.

• Generate funding proposals. 
  

• Enhance stakeholder awareness of policy options. 

• Work to harmonize national and regional policies on PGR.

• Encourage the use of a standard material transfer agreement (MTA) by PICs.
  

PGRFA workshops and meetings in the Pacific

Meeting	Venue and time	Funding
TaroGen Taro Breeding Workshop	Suva, Fiji   26-28 August 1998	AusAid
Regional Meeting to Promote and Facilitate Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific	Manila, The Philippines   15-18 December 1998	FAO
TaroGen Project Planning Workshop	Auckland, New Zealand 3-4 September 1998	AusAid
TaroGen Workshop on Taro Collecting Strategies for Pacific Islands	Lae, Papua New Guinea 7-11 December 1998	AusAid
Workshop on Plant Genetic Resources in the Pacific: Towards Regional Cooperation in Conservation and Management	Lae, Papua New Guinea   30-31 March 1999	ACIAR
Meeting of the PGR Working Group (Rosa Kambuou, Aliki Turagakula, and Dr Mary Taylor) to develop the draft “Framework for Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Management and Use in Pacific Agriculture”	Suva, Fiji   October 2000	SPC (on recommendation of the 1999 ACIAR PGR meeting)
Presentation of the draft “Framework for Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Management and Use in Pacific Agriculture” by Rosa Kambuou at the Bio-Safety Workshop	Apia, Samoa   March 2001	SPC funded the presenter
Presentation, discussion and endorsement of the draft “Framework for Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Management and Use in Pacific Agriculture” at the Fourteenth Regional Conference of Permanent Heads of  Agriculture And Livestock Production Services (PHALPS)	Nadi, Fiji   30 April - 4 May 2001	SPC
TaroGen Workshop on Taro Conservation Strategy	Suva, Fiji   5-7 September 2001	AusAid
Workshop on Agricultural PGR in the Pacific: Formation of a Regional Network for Conservation, Management and Use	Suva, Fiji   September 2001	NZAID
TaroGen Workshop on Taro Pathology and Breeding	USP, Apia, Samoa   5-7 November 2001	AUSAID, NZAID
Regional On-farm Management Meeting	Suva, Fiji   20-22 May 2002	AusAid, NZAID
CROP Roundtable on Intellectual Property Rights	Suva, Fiji   4 October 2002	NZAID
Fiji National Workshop on Taro Leaf Blight & Strategy Development (TaroGen)	Suva, Fiji   21 October 2002	AUSAID
PNG National PGR Workshop	Lae, PNG   5-6 November 2002	NZAID
Fiji National PGR Workshop	Koronivia, Fiji   26 November 2002	NZAID
Regional Workshop on PAPGREN’s Progress and Future Plans	Suva, Fiji   29 November 2002	ACIAR, NZAID
Regional Workshop on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Breadfruit Genetic Resources in the Pacific	Suva, Fiji   29 November 2002	ACIAR, NZAID
Samoa National PGR Workshop	Apia, Samoa   12-14 February 2003	NZAID

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• Proceedings of the “Workshop on Agricultural PGR in the Pacific: Formation of a Regional Network for Conservation, Management and Use” (2001). On CD-ROM (includes Action Plan)

• Proceedings of the Regional On-farm  Management Meeting (2002)

• Action Plan for Breadfruit Genetic Resources Conservation and Use in the Pacific (2002)

• SPC Material Transfer Agreement and associated documents (2003)

• Policy Issues Relating to Plant Genetic Resources in the Pacific  – Information Paper for PGR 

• Scientists and Decision Makers (2003). Prepared for PAPGREN by Clark Peteru.

• Policy Issues Relating to Plant Genetic Resources in the Pacific  – Information Paper for PGR Scientists and Decision Makers (2003). Prepared for PAPGREN by Clark Peteru.

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Contacts

  COOK ISLANDS
Mr William Wigmore
Director of Research 
Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Resources & Development
P O Box 96, Rarotonga
Tel: (682) 28711 
Fax:  (682) 21881
Email: cimoa@oyster.net.ck

 FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
National PGR Focal Point
Mr Ishmael Lebehn
Administrator
Agriculture Division
Department of Economic Affairs
FSM National Government
P.O. Box PS 12
Palikir
Pohnpei 96941
Federated States of Micronesia – Pohnpei
Tel: (691) 3202646-3202697-3205133
Fax: (691) 3205854
Email: fsmagri@mail.fm

Pohnpei PGR Focal Point
Mr Adelino S. Lorens
Chief
Agriculture Pohnpei
Office of the Economic Affairs
P.O. Box 1028
Kolonia
Pohnpei 96941
Federated States of Micronesia - Pohnpei
Tel : (691) 3202400
Fax : (691) 3202127
Email : pniagriculture@mail.fm

 FIJI
Mr Jai Kumar
Director of Research
Ministry of Agriculture, Sugar & Land Resettlement
Koronivia Research Station
P.O. Box 77
Nausori
Fiji Island
Tel : (679) 477044
Fax : (679) 477546 - 400262
Email : jkumar@is.com.fj

 FRENCH POLYNESIA
Dr Charles Garnier
Chief
Department de la recherche agronomique appliquee
Service du developpement rural
Ministere de l'Agriculture et de I'Elevage
B.P. 100
Papeete
Tahiti 2444-001
French Polynesia
Tel : (689) 574004
Fax : (689) 420831
Email : charles.garnier@rural.gov.pf

 MARSHALL ISLANDS
Mr Frederick Muller
Secretary
Ministry of Resources & Development
P.O. Box 1727
Majuro 96960
Marsahll Islands
Tel : (692) 6253206
Fax : (692) 6257471
Email :rndsec@ntamar.net

 KIRIBATI  
Mr Tianeti Ioane Beenna  
Head of Agroforestry Section  
Ministry of Natural Resources Development  
Division of Agriculture |
P O Box 267
Bikenibeu, Tarawa  
Tel: (686) 28096/28108  
Fax: (686) 28121  
Email: agriculture@tskl.net.ki

 PALAU  
Mr Herman Francisco  
Chief  
Division of Agriculture & Mineral Resources  
Bureau of Resources & Development  
PO Box 460  
Koror 96940  
Tel: (680) 488-2504/5804  
Fax: (680) 4881725  
Email: bnrd@pnccwg.palaunet.com

 PAPUA NEW GUINEA  
Ms Rosa Kambuou  
Principal Scientist PGR  
P O Box 1828  
Port Moresby NCD  
Papua New Guinea  
Tel: (675) 328 1015  
Fax: (675) 328 1015 / 1075  
Email: dlplaloki@datec.com.pg/narichem@dg.com.pg