December 2017
PIFON recently released a video capturing the lessons learnt from its farmer oriented value chain trainings in Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu, now under the same project, it is even more excited to release a CTA publication documenting key lessons learnt from various PIFON supported value chain (VC) trainings. These VC trainings include:
- Value chain training for Ginger in Fiji (through Fiji Crop and Livestock Council)
- Value chain training for Papaya in Tonga (through Growers Federation of Tonga)
- Value chain training for Vanilla in Tonga (through MORDI trust)
- Value chain training for Taro in Fiji (through Tei Tei Taveuni and Tutu Rural Training Center)
- Value chain training for Papaya in Fiji (through Nature’s Way Cooperative)
- Value chain training on Spices in Vanuatu (through Farm Support Association and Venui Vanilla)
PIFON has been working with its farmer organization members since its inception in 2014, to pilot new approaches to value chain training for farmers and other stakeholders that lead to real impacts. PIFON believes that farmer organisations have an important role to play in disseminating key information to farmers and in helping to extend the reach of government and aid agencies.
The publication is a deliverable under the project “Leveraging the Development of Local Food Crops and Fisheries Value Chains for Improved Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems in the Pacific Islands”. It explores a range of impacts from the initial piloting of value chain trainings; summarizes a range of key lessons learnt and also presents a set of recommendations for the way forward.
The project is co-funded between the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The publication is available on the web here