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Farmers learn market analysis for development training |29 April 2016

 

 

 

 

Mr Naiken (second right, photo above) speaking at the opening ceremony yesterday

 

Farmers are learning to identify the most appropriate forms of the market through a training being organised by the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture in collaboration with the Seychelles Agricultural Agency.

The two-day training is being held at the Care House training room. The presentations are being done by consultants Gérard Buttond and Bruno Ramamonjisoa.

The Market Analysis for Development (MAD) training aims at the formation of farmers and technical officers for analysis of the present situation and selection of products, selection of markets and modalities of marketing and the development of enterprises’ strategy and business plans for sustainable development.

A Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) mission is currently being hosted in the country as support to the development of appropriate agro-forestry systems.

Among the main objectives of the FAO mission is the promotion of agro forestry technical models adapted to local ecological and socioeconomic capacities aiming at sustainable management of the rural resources.

A selection of alternative agro forestry practices have previously been proposed by the FAO experts to various categories of farmers in two pilot areas, Val d’Andorre and Praslin, which are specially concerned by the possibilities of agro forestry development.

In addition, forestry technicians and extension agents have also been trained by the project to help local farmers in introducing trees on farms and in communities to regulate agricultural and grazing practices in forests. 

While in Seychelles, the FAO experts are conducting this training in MAD and they are visiting various fields around Mahé and Praslin.

Seychelles Agricultural Agency chief executive Mark Naiken said there is a need to analyse the current market situation for agro forestry products by developing ways and means of collecting, packaging, labeling as well as accessing the market.

“There are some farmers who are currently practicing agro-forestry in some forms but find it difficult to market their products and a lot of their valuable products are being wasted. In this case it guarantees that we depend heavily on imports which keep on increasing year after year and these imports have detrimental effects on the environment and on human health,” he said.

As a follow-up to the training, a stakeholders’ workshop will be held at the same venue next Tuesday.

 

 

 

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