New equipment gives organic farmers a boost as labour shortages reshape village farming

Seventy-eight organic farmers in Tongatapu and Vavaʻu have received new farming equipment to strengthen agroecological practices and improve productivity as seasonal migration continues to affect communities. The equipment, distributed through the Pacific Organic Learning Farms Network (POLFN), includes machetes, soil augers, drip irrigation systems, chainsaws and weed eaters. For farmers in some…