Declining soil fertility and biological soil health represent a major threat to sustainable agricultural development in the Pacific.

This project aimed to develop profitable aquaculture systems, focusing on tilapia, freshwater prawns and sea cucumber. These systems improved the value of aquaculture production, nutrition and livelihoods in rural communities through better access to aquaculture technologies and management systems. Demand for seafood is increasing in the Pacific, and developments to maintain coastal fish supplies and increase production from aquaculture are needed to keep up with this demand.

This project aimed to improve the livelihoods of the people living in the coral atolls of Kiribati and Tuvalu. Atolls of the Pacific islands are among the most vulnerable communities to the impacts of climate change and are facing major challenges to their food and income security.

The aim of this project was to restore the viability of export pathways for taro. Fiji is currently the main exporter of taro to Australia and New Zealand, and other Pacific Island countries (PICs) also export small amounts. Samoa is rebuilding its taro production base following the development and introduction of varieties resistant to taro leaf blight (TLB).

ACIAR has invested extensively in research to increase production from inland aquaculture in Papua New Guinea, where it is seen as holding promise to increase food and income security. This study evaluated the indigenous PNG strain of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii for its potential in the country's commercial aquaculture.