Value chain

THE Fiji Crop and Livestock Council (FCLC) held a meeting for Fiji Yaqona Farmers Association (FYFA) to attain a better understanding of the group’s processes and concerns.

According to FCLC chief executive officer Jiu Daunivalu it was a platform to get proper assessment and overview of FYFA, its members, production and its performance over the past six years.

“This approach will enable the farmers in the FYFA to be more organised, and have access to the necessary inputs, services and finances to meet market requirements,” she said.

The meeting also served as a value chain analysis workshop, according to a statement by FCLC.

It was organised by the council under a Farmer Organisations for ACP program while being funded by the European Union (EU) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), through the Pacific Islands Farmer Organisations (PIFON).

FCLC had stated the value chain analysis used a self-assessment template called GMP, which was designed to assist the FYFA to analyse how well the association was governed (G), the qualifications and effectiveness of management (M), and the overall performance of the association in its role (P).

Mrs Daunivalu emphasised the importance of structure and upholding good governance as it would portray a positive image to their members as well as interested agrostakeholders.

The value chain analysis was model of agro public private producer partnership according to the council which capitalised upon the value added to a product through the links between commodity producers to processor and markets.