Youth reporters at the Pacific Community AgriTourism Week

A few weeks back, I got a message from a friend telling me to apply to be an on-site social media reporter for an agri-tourism event that was going to take place in Fiji. I did it just for the sake of it, and after a week or two I got my confirmation email from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) that I have been selected to report on the event. I was in fact being supported by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) to attend and report on the event. Imagine a 19-year-old first year student who has little knowledge of agriculture, and working with other people who have graduated and are experienced in the field. Thousands of questions crossed my mind. A dash of nervousness as the team suggested a meeting over dinner upon our arrival at the hotel. And these were totally new faces.

The first meeting with Ms Nawsheen Hosenally, our social reporting coordinator from CTA had a positive impact on me. One of the most admirable qualities about our coordinator, Ms Hosenally, is the high standards which she has bought to this side of the world. Brought up in the Pacific waters, this is the first time I came across someone who valued time so much. There were a lot of things which most of us in this part of the world are not too familiar with. For one thing, I had never heard about hootsuite, a social media management tool, whereby you can manage all your different social networks on a single dashboard! Furthermore, we were told about the different sites we can refer to for news tailored to your preference.

See more at CTA's blog: http://blogs.cta.int/2015/06/29/unforgettable-two-days-pacific-community-agritourism-week/