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EFNEP and MFP Homemakers Class 

October 5, 2024

The Pacific Center in Human Security “Money Follows the Person” (MFP) and ASCC-ACNR Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) conducted sessions for the enhancement of homes and food safety skills all through the Homemakers Class.


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ASCC-ACNR at Society for Nutrition Education and Behavioral Conference 2024 

August 19, 2024

Two ASCC-ACNR Instructional Program staff, Pauline Tuitele-McFall and Eirenei Tesimale, presented a poster at the Society for Nutrition for Education and Behavioral (SNEB) Conference held from July 29 to August 1, 2024.


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15th Annual American Samoa STEP-UP High School Science Symposium

July 29, 2024

ASCC-ACNR, ASDOE, student interns and their mentors and families gathered to celebrate the 15th Annual American Samoa STEP-UP High School Science Symposium. The STEP-UP program is a national high school student internship program sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), overseen in the Pacific Islands by the University of Hawai’i John H. Burns School of Medicine and coordinated locally by the American Samoa Department of Education and ASCC ACNR. 


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4-H Youth Council represents American Samoa at the 2024 National 4-H Youth Conference

May 15, 2024

The American Samoa 4-H Youth Council represented American Samoa in the 2024 National 4-H Conference held in Washington, D.C. from April 19-24th. The National 4-H Conference is an annual premier civic engagement opportunity for 4-H members across the United States and serves as a centerpiece for 4-H promotion and development of civic engagement among youth.


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Progressive Agriculture Foundation Safety Coordinator Spotlight: Amio Mavaega-Luvu

May 7, 2024

Danger knows no borders, but safety doesn't either. Since 2006, Amio Mavaega-Luvu has brought youth safety training to communities across American Samoa by hosting Progressive Agriculture Safety Days (PAF Safety Days) 73 times.


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EFNEP Agent Aliimau Petaia talks agriculture and nutrition with Charlestown Elementary students

May 6, 2024

EFNEP Agent Aliimau Petaia recently visited Mrs. Kidd's kindergarten class at Charlestown Elementary in the northeast region of Maryland following her attendance at the National 4-H Conference in Washington D.C. 


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New taro variety developed at ASCC-ACNR

January  26, 2024

American Samoa’s loss of all traditional taro varieties in the 1990s due to taro leaf blight disease has necessitated the need for taro crop improvement.  Taro, the staple food crop of American Samoa, is subjected to changing climate, soil, pest and disease conditions. Production and evaluation of new taro varieties is important to identify varieties with acceptable eating quality and tolerances to heat, salinity, pests and diseases.

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Fa'asao Marist High School 4-H Club

4-H Charter Club established at Fa'asao Marist High School

November 8, 2023

The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division 4-H Program celebrated the establishment of the Fa’asaō-Marist High School (FMHS) 4-H Charter Club with an induction ceremony for its student members on October 25th. The FMHS 4-H Charter Club is the second 4-H High School Charter Club in American Samoa and will focus on providing opportunities for FMHS students to learn about agriscience while developing skills to create sustainable community change.

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ASCC-ACNR's Daniel Helsham selected as SARE Fellow

October 27, 2023

The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division’s Media Specialist, Daniel Helsham, has been selected by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program as a member of its SARE Fellows program, representing the Western region, from 2024-2026. Helsham is the first Samoan/ Pacific Islander SARE fellow and the first to be selected from any of the US Pacific territories.

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Man talking about pest management practices to a group of people in crop demonstration plot

ASCC-ACNR & ASEPA host three-day pesticide training

October 24, 2023

The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) - Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division’s Agriculture Extension Program (AEP) in partnership with the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) hosted a three day training conducted by collaborative efforts of Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of Arizona (UA) Extension Programs. The training provided a comprehensive overview of pesticide safety and workers protection.

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New interactive tool enables assessment of sea-level rise in American Samoa

September 25, 2023

The American Samoa Relative Sea Level Rise Viewer is a new interactive tool that will allow stakeholders to assess the local vulnerability to sea-level rise. 

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