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Enhanced fruit systems for Tonga, Samoa: community-based citrus production. 2021-2024. Project leader: Underhill, S. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$1,230,000
Improved understanding of sandfish biology and culture supporting community mariculture in the Indo-Pacific. 2018 - 2023. Project team: Southgate, P.C., Lal, M. and Brown, K. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$2,565,000 
Improving nutrition through women’s and men’s engagement across the seaweed food chain in Kiribati and Samoa. 2020 - 2021 Project leader: Swanepoel, L. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$250,000
University of the South Pacific - USC Twinning Scheme. 2020. Project leader: Underhill, S. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$45,000
Improving regional institutions' capacity on postharvest management. 2019-2020. Project leader: Underhill, S. Funding body: FAO Amount: A$47,384
Gathering evidence and supporting multi-stakeholder engagement on the role of diets and food systems in the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Pacific Island Countries (Fiji). 2019 - 2020. Project team: Craven, D., Burkhart, S. and Underhill, S. Funding body: FAO Amount: A$221,000
Enhanced fruit production and postharvest handling systems for Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. 2015 - 2020. Project team: Underhill, S. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$2,431,942
Assessment study on post-harvest loss along Tonga's fruit and vegetable chains. 2019. Project leader: Underhill, S. Funding body: FAO Amount: A$43,203
Analyzing post-harvest loss along Tonga's fruit and vegetable chains. 2018. Project leader: Underhill, S. Funding body: UN-FAO Amount: A$68,968
Policy measures for the reduction of food loss/waste along fruit and vegetable value chains (Solomon Islands). 2017 - 2018. Project leader: Underhill, S. Funding body: FAO Amount: A$22,904 
Improving the capacity of smallholder farmers to market a consistent supply of safe, quality food. 2016-2018. Project leader: Underhill, S. Funding body: FAO Amount: A$209,658.
University of the South Pacific - University of the Sunshine Coast Twinning Scheme. 2016 - 2017 ($550,000). Project Leader: Nunn, P. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$550,000.
Strengthening post-harvest management capacities of pineapple producers (Vanuatu). 2016 - 2017. Project leader: Underhill, S. Funding body: FAO Amount: A$52,977 
Postharvest losses and food safety risks in Samoa’s fruit and vegetable chains. 2015-2017. Project leader: Underhill, S. Funding body: FAO Amount: A$249,000 
JAF - Further development of culture methods for pearl oysters in Fiji. 2016-2017. Project team: Kishore, P. and Southgate, P.C. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$10,000 
Pearl industry research infrastructure recovery post cyclone Winston, Fiji. 2016-2017. Project leader: Southgate, P.C. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$150,000
Pearl industry development in the western Pacific. 2013-2017. Project team: Southgate, P.C., Ngaluafe, P., Wani, J.,Vonokula, J. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$1,154,000 
Mariculture development in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. 2012-2016. Project team: Southgate, P.C. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$1,823,000
Understanding pearl oyster mortality in Fiji. 2014-2016. Project team: Southgate, P.C., Garcia-Gomez, R., Hunter, J. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$150,000 
Pearl livelihood development in Fiji. 2015. Project team: Southgate, P.C., Narayan, D., Doton, M. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$136,000
Supporting a diverse and sustainable fruit industry in Tonga. 2014-2015. Project team: Singh-Peterson, L., Manuel, P., Berrell, L., Landman, W., Underhill, S., Halavatau, S. and Manu, V. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$54,550
Improving the capacity for evidence-based monitoring and development. 2014-2015. Project leaders: Underhill, S. and McNish, A. Funding body: FAO Amount: A$39,980
Development of a mass propagation system for elite varieties of Piper methysticum (kava). 2014-2015. Project team: Taylor, M. and Underhill, S. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$51,680
Developing an integrated participatory guarantee scheme in the Pacific Islands in support of sustainable production of high-value vegetable crops. 2011-2015. Project leaders: Carter, J and Underhill, S. Funding body: ACIAR Amount:  A$605,000
Pacific Agribusiness Research for Development Initiative. 2010 - 2015. Project team: Underhill S., Stringer R., Prasad B, Bryceson K., Wallace H, Southgate P.C., Hine D., Sisifa A. Funding body: ACIAR Amount: A$10,000,000