MFFVPEA stands for “Myanmar Fruit, Flower And Vegetable Producer And Exporter Association”

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MFFVPEA has established since 11.08.2006

MFFVPEA affiliated to UMFCCI * Union of Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commence and Industry* which has all trade association of Myanmar.

Members_ from 500 in 2006 and now ~30000

The commodity association specialized in fruits and vegetable farmers (producers), crop buyers (traders), wholesalers, distributors, and exporters as well as the suppliers of support services. ( Cluster Approach )

Such as Mango, Water Melon, Pomelo, Mushroom, Potato, Cabbage, Avocado, Myanmar Organic , Bamboo , Tea, Coffee…. (29 Clusters )

Draws members from this entire business chain…..

Support and management of MFFVPEA

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Consumers

Exporter

Wholesaler

Buyers

Input suppliers

MFFVPEA Provide Supplies

30% discount after harvest 40% discount for cash down

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Inquires/ demand

inform

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Buyers Growers/ Producer groups

Input suppliers

Exporter Retailers

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Trainings- GAP, quality,safty, IPM,post harvest, Access to market- Farmer Markets

Consumers

Consumer Education_Seminars, talk show, media, for quality and safty issues

Facilitate to the whole entire business chain

Growers/ Producer groups

Growers/ Producer groups

Growers/ Producer groups

Outline

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Activities Involved to agroecology

•Exhibition , Forum and Festival

•Capacity Building , Farmers Training, Academic Seminars

Achievement

•Farmer Market, Weekly Market, Domestic and International Market

•Safe Food from Safe Farm, Saturday Market

Other Private Sector s’ training activities involved to

agroecology

Challenges and How to overcome

• Lack of Extension , Limited Situation of facilities

•Agrochemical companies, Market requirement

ANNUAL EXHIBITION , DISCUSSION WITH GROWERS,BROKER AND TRADERS OF MFFVPEA

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Exhibition and Discussion Extend to Flowers Growers

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Pomelo Exhibition, Forum and Competition

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This market is making linkage directly to consumers and growers who will not need to charge for the brokers .

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Market Linkage_ Yangon Division Farmer Market

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Farmer Market_ Yangon Division

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SSS - FFVPEA

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Commodity Center_ Muse_ cross boarder with China

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•Center Based Training •Community Based Training •Monthly Organic Farming Training •GAP Training • TOT Training •Training with NGO and INGO

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10 •Selected Students of Agriculture On Job Training to ISRAEL

30 •Local Growers, Journalist, NGO and INGO staffs

10 •Business Persons ( Hotel , Tourism, Fertilizer ..etc.)

Biological Properties and Bio-control Agent

How to formulate Fish Amino Acid Fermented Fruit Juice Composting with Farm Waste Dochatkkhin ( Indigenous Microorganism IMO) Groundnut Rhizobium and how to culture on local materials. Trichoderma harziaum inocculation

Institute of Environment Research and Development

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Training Activities to other NGO, CBO, CSOs

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Organic Seminar for PGS System Introduction April 2014

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Organic Certification Organic PGS Certification GAP Certification Safe Food from Safe Farm Certification

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GMS 6 Countries Ecological

Farming Project Supported by ADB

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1.Lack of Extension Education since 1988 and Government Policy

- Limited Budget

- B.Ag= 300-500

-Dip Ag= 1500

- Clustering

Approaches and

Training

2.Resources Persons , Budget and Laboratory Limitations

- Invited from

Universities

- Easy Method of

Testing Materials

- Cost Sharing

training programs

3.Agrochemical Companies

- Could not meet both

quantities and quality

- Negotiation

- Market Information

- Updated situation

- Certification ( Country

of Origin , Safe food from

Safe farm )

4.Market Requirement

EE - Promote public awareness through Media

- Public talk

- Exhibition

- Eg: Nano Capsules

Challenges and how we could overcome

My Private School https://www.facebook.com/Institute-of-Environment-Resources-and-Development-300828873267780/

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Target Group -The farmers with primary and secondary education

Procedural Knowledge higher than agricultural graduates

Intellectual knowledge ,Concept ,Theory , Ethic and Moral Education to ecology

Language and Computer skills

Motivation with Eco-heroes ( Dr. Norman E. Borlaug,Rachel Carson , Vananda Shiva ,Mokichi Okada )

Personality Development (Negotiation Skills , Management ,Mindfulness..etc.)

Ayeyarwaddy Division ,Pathein

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