USP Alafua Library inaugural Authors' Tea

On the 14th December 2011 USP Alafua Library hosted an inaugural Authors’ Tea to celebrate research work published by Alafua staff in the last three years. In the presence of the USP Vice Chancellor, Professor Rajesh Chandra, six staff members presented their work, outlining the basics of their research. The event highlighted the various subject disciplines covered by staff and their contribution to the body of knowledge for topics of interest to the region and world. It is hoped this event will be the first of many annual Authors’ Teas, showcasing research taking place at USP Alaufa. The following list identifies the USP Alafua campus staff who have become Authors, often working in collaboration with others. This research can be accessed from the USP Alafua Campus Library:-

• Adama Ebenebe
o The cabbage webworm (Hellula undalis) on tickweed (Cleome viscosa) in Samoa
o Relative impacts of some insecticides on infestation and damage by leaf-eating caterpillars and on non-target arthropod diversity in head cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) crops in Samoa
o Exploring the source of corm rots affecting fresh taro exports from Fiji (Poster)

• Tolo Iosefa
o Improving taro production in the South Pacific through breeding and selection
o Linking Farmers, Genebanks and Networks for Genetic Enhancement of Taro
o The taro improvement programme in Samoa: sharing genetic resources through networking

• Angela Jowitt
o Surviving a tsunami : Dealing with disaster : Lessons from the Samoa tsunami 29.09.09 (Book)
o Learning from the victims: New physical and social science information about tsunamis from victims of the September 29, 2009 event in Samoa and American Samoa

• Jagdish Bhati and Sonny Lameta (edited by Ruby Vaa)
o Planning and management of agricultural projects : A manual

• Ioane Malaki & Tolo Iosefa
o Subsistence food security in the tsunami affected areas of Samoa

• Pradeep K Singh
o A case for prioritizing agriculture for development in Pacific Islands countries
o Development of agrientrepreneurship in Samoa : Opportunities and challenges
o Rural and agricultural credit in India and Gujarat
o Modernizing agricultural entrepreneurship in Samoa: A small island country in the Pacific region
o Managing Sustainable Development of Rural Economy through Integrated Planning of Farming Systems and Natural Resources