By RODRICK DESURI
Auki
A one-week training workshop on Management Information Systems (MIS) for SIART young professionals is underway in Auki, Malaita Province.
The workshop aims to provide broader knowledge on how to enter data into the system and tips that farmers need to know when selling products.
One of the SIART young professionals, Ruth Mae said the training workshop helped them a lot by providing essential knowledge to train and share with rural farmers on how they can price their products.
She said the information shared during the workshop was important, especially for cocoa, coconut and pig farmers.
“Yes, this information is very important as it helps us gain knowledge. When we go into the field, we can share it with rural farmers in our communities.
“This is very important for our rural farmers to know when selling their products,” she said.
She provided a simple example – when coconut farmers buy one $1 per nut, after drying, they sell at $8 per kilogramme.
She said that a total of 18 SIART young professionals are attending the workshop, which includes 15 officers from Auki and three from Honiara.
The training workshop also includes a field trip for the young professionals.
The workshop started on Wednesday, February 11 at the Bahai Centre in Auki and will end Wednesday next week, Feb 18.
Photo: Ruth Mae
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