with bee numbers dwindling, there's no need for pesticides or sprays in this Pacific nation. It's such a big advantage that Ken would go as far as to say that the business of honey is a growing industry on the island, people are catching on to a good thing. The lack of disease and the quality environment where CCK produces its honey has also meant it has passed the strict standards the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry sets for importing into New Zealand. That doesn't mean being a small scale producer in a remote country doesn't have its challenges. One of the biggest battles facing Pacific exporters is the price of shipping their products, and Ken is no exception. It's a hurdle that the business man is slowly but surely getting over. Persistence is the key for Ken and he's prepared to keep pushing his Samoan Rainforest Honey because he knows its quality in on par with the best in the world.