News Tongo Economy: For thousands of years, Pacific farmers adapted crops to drought and changing weather; now Samoa and Tonga are combining that ancestral knowledge with modern science to rebuild ...
Pacific farmers are reviving ancestral wisdom and scientific methods for climate resilience. Traditional practices like mulching and sheep grazing are proving effective against climate challenges. These combined approaches enhance soil health and reduce reliance on costly chemical inputs. Farmers in Samoa and Tonga are seeing improved crop yields and economic benefits. This project demonstrates a collaborative model for sustainable agriculture across the Pacific.
News Tongo Economy: Tonga: When Remittances Become Financial Infrastructure
The following is an in-depth fintech and wider digital economic development view of Pacific Nation Tonga in 2026.
News Tongo Economy: Tonga to copy El Salvador’s bill making Bitcoin legal tender, says former MP
On Wednesday, a former lawmaker of the Pacific island nation of Tonga shared a play-by-play approach to adopting Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. In a series of tweets, Lord Fusitu’a, a former member ...
News Tongo Economy: Bitcoin Could Become Legal Tender in Tonga by the end of the Year
A former MP of Tonga, Lord Fusitu'a, in a series of tweet has revealed that the country could begin to use Bitcoin as a legal tender by December.
News Tongo Economy: King calls on Tonga's parliament to support private business
Tonga's King Tupou VI says the kingdom must support the private sector and continue to face the ongoing challenges of a fledging economy, as well as the threat of Covid and illegal drugs.