BY RODRICK DESURI
Auki
The Goshen Enterprise needs government support while it works closely with farmers in the province.
Goshen Enterprise Supervising Manager, Mary Waneta, highlighted this during the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Nia Organic Farmers Association from Ugi, Makira-Ulawa province on Wednesday, July 1.
Waneta said as Goshen looks to expand its connections with farmers across the country, the company is looking to the national government to assist with this endeavour.
She said the one thing the enterprise needs before working to support the rural farmers is a strong capital background.
She expressed concern that it would create distrust and moral decline if the farmers flooded the market with their produce and the enterprise did not have enough funds to buy all of it.
“We have a consistent market that is still running and caters to the enterprise’s needs, but we want to take all our rural farmers on board.
“There are many good farmers out there who can produce quality standard products, so we want to take all of them on board.
“This is why it is very important that the government needs to step in so that we can support them all,” she said.
She said with government support, the enterprise can also assist more rural farmers by providing awareness training, tools and materials, and by visiting them to ensure they produce good quality products.
“Currently, we buy only three types of taro species. So, we want to buy more of the taro species, focusing on good quality and shapes,” she said.
She said the new approach is also part of their preparation for a long-term aim and that is to export frozen taro overseas.
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