Fiji uses demand driven program to enhance farmers' livelihoods

Under its rural and outer island (ROI) program the Ministry of Agriculture assisted 14 crop farmers in rural and outer islands in the first quarter of 2016/2017. The ministry had also assisted 12 crop farmers through the food security program and 15 farmers assisted through the export promotion program.

This was revealed by the ministry in a press release yesterday. It said the Ministry of Agriculture in an effort to enhance the livelihoods of people in Fiji assisted farmers through the demand driven approach (DDA) program to develop sustainable farming in rural and outer island communities.

According to the media release the ministry said the program empowered farmers with a view to the future sustainability of their farms or agribusiness enterprises that are targeted at meeting the demand from production to market.

It said the ROI Program aimed to enhance the livelihoods of people in the rural areas through farming with concentration on commodities such as rootcrops, yaqona, papaya, vegetables among others.

With a budget allocation of $1.5 million for ROI, $1m for EPP, $1m for FSP, $850,000 for DIS and $200,000 for SVDP, the ministry has assisted various farmers through these DDA programs.

Read more at fijitimes.com

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