February 2015
PIFON-MTCP II 2014 Annual Report
PIFON has completed its 1st year as part of the Medium Term Cooperation Program for Farmer Organisations’ in Asia and the Pacific Phase II (MTCP II). The 2014 annual report presents the activities that were completed and initiated over the course of the year in 5 member countries.
MTCP II is funded by IFAD and SDC.
Download PIFON-MTCP II 2014 Annual Report
Seeds for Pacific Farmers Scoping Report
The Seeds for Pacific Farmers Scoping report is a regional seed scoping study report compiled by TerraCircle consultant, Ms Emma Stone. The report covers opportunities and constraints related to accessing seed in 5 member countries, namely, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
This activity was conducted in 2014 with funding from MTCP II.
Download Seeds for Pacific Farmers Scoping Report
Review of Napil Rural Training Centre on Tanna, Vanuatu
To increase the productivity of traditional farming systems in rural areas, Vanuatu Farm Support Association (FSA) is currently trialling out the Napil Rural Training Centre (NRTC) located at Middle Bush. This non-formal adult education approach is based on the ‘Tutu model’ that was developed at Marist Tutu Rural Training Centre on Taveuni, Fiji.
PIFON has supported a review of the NRTC on Tanna, Vanuatu which was conducted by Dr. Andrew McGregor and Father Petero Matairatu.
This activity was funded by the Pacific Agriculture Policy Programme (PAPP) of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) which is an intra-ACP partnership with the European Union.