'Ilaise Fa'u weaves a traditional Tongan mat from pandanus leaves in...READ ON
'Ilaise Fa'u weaves a traditional Tongan mat from pandanus leaves in Mu'a Community Hall, 'Eua. The Mu'a Community Hall serves as an important communal space for weavers and other traditional handicraft makers. The woven mats, known as fala in the Tongan language, are important items for utilitarian and gift giving purposes. They are a very time consuming to produce and take a great deal of skill to make.
Pandanus leaves prepared for mat weaving in Vei-Kae-Tau Community Hall. The...READ ON
Pandanus leaves prepared for mat weaving in Vei-Kae-Tau Community Hall. The teddy bear indicates the family and child friendly nature of community halls in 'Eua. Community halls provide spaces that are welcoming to all members of the community.
Olive Kata, age 50, makes ngatu at her home in 'Angaha, 'Eua.
Olive Kata, age 50, makes ngatu at her home in 'Angaha, 'Eua.
Ngatu bark cloth soaking in water in the home of Olive Kata. Also known as...READ ON
Ngatu bark cloth soaking in water in the home of Olive Kata. Also known as tapa in other parts of Polynesia, ngatu is a traditional form of cloth made from the pounded bark of the mulberry tree.
Meliame Toa Tuifua, the only female town officer in 'Eua, at the entrance...READ ON
Meliame Toa Tuifua, the only female town officer in 'Eua, at the entrance of 'Angaha Community Hall.
Tupu Molia, 36, 'Eua Community Facilitator.
Local youth jumping into a stream on the island of 'Eua. This is...READ ON
Local youth jumping into a stream on the island of 'Eua. This is the only freshwater tributary in the entire Kingdom of Tonga.
Freda Buaga, cocoa farmer - REVIRESCO Farmer's Association Trust Board...READ ON
Freda Buaga, cocoa farmer - REVIRESCO Farmer's Association Trust Board Partnership. Faalau Village, Ward 6, West Baeleta, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.
Lisa Nasau, cocoa farmer - REVIRESCO Farmer's Association Trust Board...READ ON
Lisa Nasau, cocoa farmer - REVIRESCO Farmer's Association Trust Board Partnership. Faalau Village, Ward 6, West Baeleta, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.
Rodney Sam Radoania, Agri Business Lead Partner, Manaere Virgin Coconut...READ ON
Rodney Sam Radoania, Agri Business Lead Partner, Manaere Virgin Coconut Crushing Mill Partnership. Manaere Village, Ward 5, West Fataleka, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.
Robert Maeobia, coconut oil processing worker and coconut farmer, at work in...READ ON
Robert Maeobia, coconut oil processing worker and coconut farmer, at work in the Manaere Virgin Coconut Crushing Mill. Manaere Village, Ward 5, West Fataleka, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.
David Fono, age 32, Accounts Manager and cocoa bean trader, Arania...READ ON
David Fono, age 32, Accounts Manager and cocoa bean trader, Arania Enterprises Cocoa Buyers and Exporters. Auki, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.
Brown Fono, cocoa bean trader and owner of Arania Enterprises (in business...READ ON
Brown Fono, cocoa bean trader and owner of Arania Enterprises (in business for 30 years). Arania Enterprises Cocoa Buyers and Exporters. Auki, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.
Auki central Market, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.
A betel nut vendor shows her goods at Auki central market. Malaita, Solomon Islands.
A betel nut seller and customer at Auki central market. Malaita, Solomon Islands.
A small shack on the harbour in Auki, the capital of Malaita Province and the...READ ON
A small shack on the harbour in Auki, the capital of Malaita Province and the Solomon Islands' second-largest city.
A group of cocoa farmers take a rest from work in the West Baeleta region of...READ ON
A group of cocoa farmers take a rest from work in the West Baeleta region of Malaita, Solomon Islands.
A shopkeeper and her dog in central Auki, Malaita province, Solomon Islands.
Transporting bags of cocoa beans through the streets of Honiara. ...READ ON
Transporting bags of cocoa beans through the streets of Honiara. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Honiara central marketplace.
Mano Clayton, age 22, at the Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands (Virgin coconut...READ ON
Mano Clayton, age 22, at the Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands (Virgin coconut exporter and soap and cosmetics manfacturing) charcoal making facility in Henderson, Honiara, Guadalcanal. Mano is originally from the Florida Islands (Solomon Islands) and has been a milling officer for one year at Kokonut Pacific.
Jack Chottu (grandson of the founder of Chottu's Guadalcanal Products,...READ ON
Jack Chottu (grandson of the founder of Chottu's Guadalcanal Products, left), age 23, Jonathan Atanikakia, age 21 (middle), and John Atanikakia, age 15 (right), in one of the workshops in the Chottu facility.
Jonathan Atanikakia, age 15, in one of the workshops in the Chottu facility.
Cocoa farmer, Belton Banbansirini, age 19, at the Tupaghotua Cocoa...READ ON
Cocoa farmer, Belton Banbansirini, age 19, at the Tupaghotua Cocoa Partnership in the Guadalcanal Plains, Solomon Islands.
Cocoa farmer, Belton Banbansirini, age 19, at the Tupaghotua Cocoa...READ ON
Cocoa farmer, Belton Banbansirini, age 19, at the Tupaghotua Cocoa Partnership in the Guadalcanal Plains. Tupaghotua Cocoa Plantation, Plackpost, Okea, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Cocoa processor and community farming association coordinator, Agnes...READ ON
Cocoa processor and community farming association coordinator, Agnes Pilopaso, age 31, at the Tupaghotua Cocoa Partnership in the Guadalcanal Plains. Tupaghotua Cocoa Plantation, Plackpost, Okea, Guadalcanal. Agnes is in charge of an association of 164 cocoa farmers in eight different communities where she provides tools and training. In 2017 Agnes won an award for having the best cocoa powder and travelled to Barbados to receive her award.
Cocoa processor and community farming association coordinator, Agnes...READ ON
Cocoa processor and community farming association coordinator, Agnes Pilopaso, with a handful of cocoa beans at the Tupaghotua Cocoa Partnership in the Guadalcanal Plains, Solomon Islands.
IFAD Photo Mission 2019
A collection of photos taken as part of an International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) photo mission to Tonga and the Solomon Islands in December 2019.
A special thanks to Bob Baber from IFAD, MORDI Tonga Trust, and the Rural Development Programme (Solomon Islands) for helping to make this photo mission successful.
Todd Henry Photography
Social Documentary / Visual Ethnography. Todd Henry is a documentary photographer, photojournalist, and visual storyteller.