PIFON signed a ground-breaking declaration of commitment with IFAD to enhance its engagement with farmers’ organizations in the region. The declaration was signed at a ceremony in November 2016, by Afamasaga Toleafoa, PIFON Chairman, and Ronald Hartman, IFAD Country Programme Manager. “This is the first official declaration of this type between IFAD and farmers’ organizations […]
Organizing triangle exchange visits with technical trainings to FOs is a central service PIFON is developing for its members. The overall idea is to, on the one hand, promote specific knowledge and experience of some farmers’ organizations in different areas to host the exchanges and technical trainings, and on the other hand, to help organizations […]
A series of trainings on papaya production, costs and returns and value chain aspects was conducted by commercial papaya farmer and FO leader Livai Tora, for the farmers’ organizations in Tonga including the Growers Federation of Tonga (GroFed), Hahake Farmer’s Association, Nishi Growers, MORDI and Women in Horticulture Groups. These trainings were funded through the […]