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Alongside our development work, TerraCircle provides specialist advisory and consulting services in biodiversity, climate resilience, food systems, monitoring, evaluation and learning, and community-led development. We also reinvest our own resources into initiatives such as the TerraCircle Innovator Award and our Micro Project Grants Scheme, supporting practical local innovation and grassroots leadersh#agrobiodiversityr#ClimateResilientAgriculturel#melanesianesia @followers
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About KGA
About KGA
Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) is an indigenous non-profit organisation (a charitable trust) working with Solomon Island communities to improve their food security.
‘Kastom Gaden’ is a Solomons Pijin language term meaning ‘customary gardening’
‘Kastom Gaden’ is a Solomons Pijin language term meaning ‘customary gardening’
About PMN
About PMN
The Planting Materials Network (PMN) provides Solomon Island farmers the opportunity to exchange seeds and planting materials, agricultural knowledge and techniques, and to participate in training activities run by staff and other farmers.
Membership of PMN is available.
Membership of PMN is available.
What we do
What we do
Kastom Gaden Association provides services to strengthen village-based food production and food security in Solomon Islands. We use practical, participatory approaches that enable villagers to develop their own solutions to improving household food security and their village-based agriculture economy.
Our projects
Our projects
Over the more than two and a half decades since its inception, KGA has implemented and been involved in a diversity of projects addressing the food security and the agricultural productivity of Solomon Island villages. View:
• KGA reports • publications • handbooks • training manuals and • general projects.
• KGA reports • publications • handbooks • training manuals and • general projects.
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Come and have a quick visit this last day of the ANTF 2026.
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Days 2, 3 and 4 done🫒
A big thank you to everyone who has stopped by our display over the past four days! Whether you came to view our displays, ask questions about the work we do and why it matters, pick up seedlings and planting materials, or simply show interest in what Kastom Gaden Association stands for, we've loved every moment of it.
Sharing our work with you these past four days has been such a joy, and it's a wonderful reminder of why we do what we do.
We're excited for four more days of connecting with you all! So keep coming by- there's still so much to learn about backyard and home gardening, and we'd love to share it with you. 🌿💚
Photos at KGA stall, SINU Cultural Vill#kastomgadenassociation
#kgas#NationalTradeFairn#polfn##ClimateResilientFarming #PFOm#CRFPIi#jpwreer#SustainableFarmingP#KnowledgeExchangea#solomonislandseExchange #Solomonislands
A big thank you to everyone who has stopped by our display over the past four days! Whether you came to view our displays, ask questions about the work we do and why it matters, pick up seedlings and planting materials, or simply show interest in what Kastom Gaden Association stands for, we've loved every moment of it.
Sharing our work with you these past four days has been such a joy, and it's a wonderful reminder of why we do what we do.
We're excited for four more days of connecting with you all! So keep coming by- there's still so much to learn about backyard and home gardening, and we'd love to share it with you. 🌿💚
Photos at KGA stall, SINU Cultural Vill#kastomgadenassociation
#kgas#NationalTradeFairn#polfn##ClimateResilientFarming #PFOm#CRFPIi#jpwreer#SustainableFarmingP#KnowledgeExchangea#solomonislandseExchange #Solomonislands
🌱 Day 1 at the National Trade Fair - A Great Success!
Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) had a wonderful first day at the National Trade Fair! We were thrilled to connect with so many members of the public who stopped by our booth to learn more about our work.
It was great to see people's interest in our work, other farmer NGOs like PIFON, the communities we work with, key projects, national and regional partners, etc..
Thank you to everyone who visited us, asked questions, and shared their support for sustainable and resilient farming in our communities!
We're looking forward to even more engagement with the public tomorrow-come say hello and learn more about what KGA is doing for our farmers and food security! 💚
Photos at K#kastomgadenassociations#kgaa#NationalTradeFairl#polfna#ClimateResilientFarminge#PFOr#CRFPIP#jpwreeP#SustainableFarmingb#KnowledgeExchangeg#solomonislandsmonislands
Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) had a wonderful first day at the National Trade Fair! We were thrilled to connect with so many members of the public who stopped by our booth to learn more about our work.
It was great to see people's interest in our work, other farmer NGOs like PIFON, the communities we work with, key projects, national and regional partners, etc..
Thank you to everyone who visited us, asked questions, and shared their support for sustainable and resilient farming in our communities!
We're looking forward to even more engagement with the public tomorrow-come say hello and learn more about what KGA is doing for our farmers and food security! 💚
Photos at K#kastomgadenassociations#kgaa#NationalTradeFairl#polfna#ClimateResilientFarminge#PFOr#CRFPIP#jpwreeP#SustainableFarmingb#KnowledgeExchangeg#solomonislandsmonislands
🌱 KGA IS READY FOR THE NATIONAL TRADE FAIR! 🌱
Our team has been busy this evening getting our stall ready, and we're excited to say we're all set for the National Trade Fair, starting tomorrow, 9th September, and running through to 16th September at the SINU Cultural Village!
Come by and visit the Kastom Gaden Association stall any day during the week-long event. We'd love to share with you what we do and what we stand for, projects that we're engaged in and lots more, from supporting local farmers and food security, to preserving traditional knowledge and promoting sustainable agriculture across Solomon Islands.
We'll have displays showcasing our work, our partners, and the people and communities behind it all. Whether you're a farmer, a student, or simply curious, there's something for everyone to learn.
See you there! 🙌
📍 SINU Cultural Village
🗓️ 9th to 16th September
🕘 Stall open all week
Photos are #kastomgadene#kgas#NationalTradeFairK#solomonislands #foodsecuritye#SustainableAgricultureoodSecurity #SustainableAgriculture
Our team has been busy this evening getting our stall ready, and we're excited to say we're all set for the National Trade Fair, starting tomorrow, 9th September, and running through to 16th September at the SINU Cultural Village!
Come by and visit the Kastom Gaden Association stall any day during the week-long event. We'd love to share with you what we do and what we stand for, projects that we're engaged in and lots more, from supporting local farmers and food security, to preserving traditional knowledge and promoting sustainable agriculture across Solomon Islands.
We'll have displays showcasing our work, our partners, and the people and communities behind it all. Whether you're a farmer, a student, or simply curious, there's something for everyone to learn.
See you there! 🙌
📍 SINU Cultural Village
🗓️ 9th to 16th September
🕘 Stall open all week
Photos are #kastomgadene#kgas#NationalTradeFairK#solomonislands #foodsecuritye#SustainableAgricultureoodSecurity #SustainableAgriculture
ONLY 23 DAYS TO GET YOUR AWARD NOMINATION IN…
Do you know someone helping shape the future of food in Melanesia?
Across Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia, the Torres Strait, and West Papua (Eastern Indonesia), inspiring people are quietly transforming the way communities grow food, conserve biodiversity and adapt to a changing climate.
To encourage innovation and build a productive and strong food system for Melanesia, TerraCircle launched its Innovator Award 2026.
Submit nominations via the Award Nomination Form by midnight, Wednesday 30 September 2026 (AEST).
@followers
Do you know someone helping shape the future of food in Melanesia?
Across Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia, the Torres Strait, and West Papua (Eastern Indonesia), inspiring people are quietly transforming the way communities grow food, conserve biodiversity and adapt to a changing climate.
To encourage innovation and build a productive and strong food system for Melanesia, TerraCircle launched its Innovator Award 2026.
Submit nominations via the Award Nomination Form by midnight, Wednesday 30 September 2026 (AEST).
@followers
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Organic Farming Training Kicks Off at Gwaunafiu Organic Learning Farm! 🌱
Today, Gwaunafiu Organic Learning Farm buzzed with energy as men, women, and youths came together for a training facilitated by Lionel Maeliu, founder of the farmer school. The first day focused on the theory behind organic farming practices, laying a strong foundation for participants.
Tomorrow (3rd September), the training moves into the field for a hands-on practical session and everyone is looking forward to putting today's learning into action!
A big thank you to SPC and the KIWA initiative, through the Pacific Organic Learning Farms Network (POLFN) project, partnering with KGA and Gwaunafiu OLF for supporting this important training and empowering our communities with sustainable organic farming knowledge. 🙌
Stay tuned for updates from tomorrow's practical session on KGA and Gwaunafiu's Facebook page.
Photos from Gwaunafiu OLF#kastomgadenassociations#organicfarmingt#gwaunafiulearningfarmw#polfnu#KIWAi#SPCr#SustainableAgricultures#solomonislandsture #Solomonislands
Today, Gwaunafiu Organic Learning Farm buzzed with energy as men, women, and youths came together for a training facilitated by Lionel Maeliu, founder of the farmer school. The first day focused on the theory behind organic farming practices, laying a strong foundation for participants.
Tomorrow (3rd September), the training moves into the field for a hands-on practical session and everyone is looking forward to putting today's learning into action!
A big thank you to SPC and the KIWA initiative, through the Pacific Organic Learning Farms Network (POLFN) project, partnering with KGA and Gwaunafiu OLF for supporting this important training and empowering our communities with sustainable organic farming knowledge. 🙌
Stay tuned for updates from tomorrow's practical session on KGA and Gwaunafiu's Facebook page.
Photos from Gwaunafiu OLF#kastomgadenassociations#organicfarmingt#gwaunafiulearningfarmw#polfnu#KIWAi#SPCr#SustainableAgricultures#solomonislandsture #Solomonislands
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Kastom Gaden Association partners with…
