Vanuatu Primary Producers Authority (VPPA) SIX (6) Provincial Officers, an Exporter and Exporter’s agent participated in a 2-days training facilitated by Quality Solutions. The Organic Certification Training, which took place on Thursday and Friday, 23rd – 24th May, included a day of theoretical training and a site visit practical training.
The VPPA and Pharma plus is organizing and running two (2) training workshop commencing Thursday 30th and Friday 31st May 2024. The bookkeeping training for the Cocoa Farmers from each Provinces of SANMA/PENAMA/MALAMPA AND SHEFA including the Agriculture Development Officers from each province. The 2-days training will empower and enable the farmers to consider their farming as a form of businesses that can be sustained, managed and also to keep good recording on the financial expense and income of their business.
Vanuatu Primary Producers Authority (VPPA) received on Friday 28th June 2024, a set of much needed Communications equipment to further enhance its capabilities in recording, editing and storing digital audio-visual content of the work carried out by VPPA and partners in Vanuatu. Since inception the office’s communications equipment was a single Nikon D5600 camera. Although sufficient at the time, but with the increase in the office’s workload both in Port Vila and the provinces, PHAMA Plus saw the need to assist VPPA with funding for more communications equipment.
VPPA has an Interim CEO who took office as of Monday 15th April, 2024. Mr. Shadrack.
As part of its commitment to advocate for Farmers, the Department of Forestry (DOF) aims to facilitate this through the organizing of the first ever National Sandalwood Forum 2024 with the support of the Vanuatu Primary Producers Authority (VPPA) and Pharma Plus.