The partnership to organize the workshop is made possible through a MOU which was signed by PHAMA Plus and VPPA in December 2021. These key farmers are chosen to attend the training which helps them to be able to build simple but effective and efficient solar driers and they are given materials to build their own kava and cocoa dryers on their home island. VPPA is grateful also that the Department of Agriculture, The VARTC, the Vanuatu Agriculture College who are also partners in this exercise.

It is an exercise to pilot the building of a total 60 solar driers, 40 driers will be for cacao farmers and 20 driers for kava farmers. The farmers were selected from the producers who are members of the VPPA. The materials to build the 60 driers were funded by PHAMA Plus.