Category: Commodities

The United Nations has designated 2026 as the “International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026)”, a global initiative to recognize the vital contributions of women in agrifood systems and… read more 2026 is the International Year of the Woman Farmer

While our islands sit thousands of kilometers from the busy sea lanes of the Strait of Hormuz, the decisions being made right now in the rice paddies of Vietnam, the… read more Asia’s Harvest Crisis and the Ripple to Boralani’s Shores

A major new study prepared for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency offers an important reminder: the Western and Central Pacific Ocean remains the center of the global tuna industry…. read more Tuna Industry and Trade Dynamics

The Japanese Meteorological Agency has become the first major weather organization to officially declare the onset of El Niño. This marks the first such event in three years and could… read more Super El Niño Brings First Major Warning of 2026 Food Price Spikes

For generations, the Pacific islands have lived with the understanding that isolation carries a price. Cargo ships arrive when they arrive. Fuel costs rise when global markets tremble. A damaged… read more Pacific Islands Face Growing Energy Uncertainty

For many Pacific islanders, the ocean is not merely scenery or an economic resource. It is ancestry, food security, transportation, spirituality, and memory all woven together into one living system…. read more Billions for Mining Firms, Pennies for the Pacific?