POETCOM registers 1,000 organic farmers from Vanuatu

Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community has registered 1,000 farmer from Vanuatu recently as certified organic growers.

Radio New Zealand website reports, Theresa Fox from Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community, or POETCOM, said Vanuatu promoted the initiative of going organic and produced organic agricultural products.

Amazing achievement from Vanuatu with 1,000 farmers gaining organic certification #Organic #CertifiedOrganic https://t.co/HrViLVjYuQ

— BioGro New Zealand (@BioGroNZ) July 24, 2017

The biggest number of certified farmers come from Tanna Coffee using 700 organically certified growers and the others come from Epi, Efate, Malekula and Santo.

#Organic champions Vanuatu + Fiji piloting Pacific Organic Tourism & Hospitality Standard, tourism + agri wid @UNDP_Pacific #Farm2Table pic.twitter.com/opIQ2yihe9

— PoetCom (@PoetCom1) July 17, 2017

Ms Fox said POETCOM, which began with only five member countries spearheaded by Vanuatu, now had thousands of farmers spread across 44 Pacific island countries.

She said to become an organically certified farmer, one must meet strict Pacific Organic Standard Guidelines.

Pacific Organic Tourism and Hospitality Standard POTHS

POETCOM is also involved in POTHS as seen in some snapshots below.

#Farm2Table connects farms + hotels, farmers + tourist tables like Stephen of Teuma + Breakas Resort @UNDP_Pacific @rimon_mia @spc_live pic.twitter.com/nHfapMtxB9

— PoetCom (@PoetCom1) July 20, 2017

Pacific Organic Tourism and Hospitality Standard POTHS, linking tourism and agriculture, piloted in Vanuatu #PacificOrganics @UNDP_Pacific pic.twitter.com/c8Pi85TI0D

— PoetCom (@PoetCom1) July 16, 2017