Farmer organisations and the market in Melanesia—March 2012
Part of a series of case studies making up part of the FAO project under the EU AAACP program.
Authors: Tony Jansen—TerraCircle consultant
Design/editing: Russ Grayson—TerraCircle consultant
Photographs: Tony Jansen
Five case studies are included here as examples of attempts to link small farmers with markets in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
The case studies explore the business models used and the lessons learned. They are drawn from among the loose network of the organisations that are members of the Melanesia Farmer First Network.
The case studies are:
- Cardamom marketing from Bougainville
- seed provision for farmers by the Solomon Islands — Planting Material Network
- a business model for extension services for food security by Kastom Gaden Association
- Farmer Fresh—an organic produce home delivery service in Honiara
- Jedom—a business focused on value adding of fruit and nut products sourced from small holder farmers.
