kfw project farming tools distribution to emae island · tools to chairman of emae area council and...
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1. Name: KFW PROJECT FARMING TOOLS DISTRIBUTION TO EMAE ISLAND
2. Itinerary
:
The team of Agriculture Department staffs travel to Emae on 23th and 25
th July 2017
to the official handing over of farming tools and return on 28th July 2017.
3. Purpose The purpose of this trip was to do the official handing over of farmings and distribute
them like spades, chicken wires, pig fence wires, potting trays, potting mix, water
tanks, poly bags, chain saw, knifes, and others.
4. People
met/ visits 12 Chiefs from 12 different villages on Emae
Chairman for Emae Island Area Council
Chairman of Emae Farmers Association
Farmers
5. Major
events
The major events from this trip were the official handing over of the farming tools
and the distribution of tools to households and villages. Firstly, the official handing
over of farmings had been taking place on the 26th July 2017 at Finonge Market where
Shefa Provincial Agriculture Officer “Willie Iau had officially handed over farming
tools to Chairman of Emae Area Council and Chairman of Emae Farmers Association
with the 12 Chiefs of the 12 villages on this island which are Resu Village, Maketea,
Tongoamea, Finonge, Tabakoro, Sasake, Marae, Sangnava, Siwo, Vaitini, and
completed at Sula area.
Secondly, distribution of farming tools especially spades to households was also
conducted in those villages mentioned above that have more than 200 households.
Every households in Emae had received spades including Vaima area which wasn’t
mentioned in the distribution list. Moremore, two water tanks had also been
dsirtibuted to Sasake Village. See photos in Appendix.
6. Follow-
up actions
required
The team of SPC and staffs under Agriculture, Forestry, and Livestock Department
will still follow up on this task done during the distribution of crops planting materials
and tree seedlings and animals. The leftover farming tools for Emae 215 digging
forks, 2 5o meters pig fence wire, and 2 meters wire for soil serving which will be
distributed the same time with planting materials.
7. Other
Comments It is very urgent for the Department of Agriculture to deploy AAO to be
based on this Island to assist them in their farming practices, and also to
oversee the sustainability of activities implemented by certain projects when
they become to an end.
.People on Emae are waiting for us to distribute planting materials requested.
Chiefs from Emae have conveyed a word of thanks to SPC and Agriculture
Department through MALFFB for supplying the farming their people to help
them to build their livelihood.
Photos of distribution already post on face book page for DARD and report
will be published on daily post in the upcoming days by Len Garae.
File:
APPENDIX
1.PHOTOS OF OFFICIAL HANDING OVER OF FARMING TOOLS
2.PHOTOS OF DISTRIBUTION TO HOUSEHOLDS
Handing over of tools by Shefa Provincial Agriculture Officer “Willie Iau”
Distribution at Siwo Distribution at Vaitini
Distribution at Sulua Distribution at Marae
Distribution at Sasake
Distribution at Tapakoro
Distribution at Sangava
Distribution at Botuwai Distribution at TongoaMea
Distribution at Makatea Distribution at Resu
Loading a Vehicle ready for Distribution
3. LIST OF PEOPLE DURING OFFICIAL HANDING OVER OF FARMING TOOLS
4.LIST OF FARMING TOOLS DISTRIBUTED TO EMAE (TOOLS IN RED INK WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED WITH PLANTING MATERIALS)
5. NAMES OF HOUSEHOLD REPRESENTATIVES RECEIVED FARMING TOOLS