Taiwan Wax Apple Development Association (TWADA) Profile, Activities, Plans

AFA General AssemblyMay 2014

Bali, Indonesia

• To expand the exporting market to Japan and European countries.

Organization VMG (Vision, Mission, and Goals) in TWADA

General Profile (TWADA)• Year established:1997• Total number of Farmer organizations: 320

(TWADA)• Total provinces/districts/covered by your org:

11 Cities and counties national wide• Number of board member: 21 Exe 7

Supervisor (TWADA) • Organizational Structure:

Organizational Structure (TWADA)President of Executive

Members

Regular Executive Members

Board of Executive Members

Assembly of Executive Members

Regular Members

Regular Supervisor Members

President of Supervision Members

Board of Supervision Members

Major programs/services to members (TWADA)

• To assist members to solve marketing problems.

• To gather information of wax apple production. • To implement government commissioned

projects. • To hold visit and conduct studies on wax apple

producers. • To publish journal publications on wax apples. • To ensure materials joint procurement. • To unite solidarity among members.

Major Advocacies (1/2) Major Issues Position/Policy

ProposalAccomplishments/Gains

Sustainable Farming

•100 Youth Farmers’ develop farming as their life time career•Swallow Flying South Project

•2 Young Farmers are doing farming practical training.•Currently counseling 3 young farmers are receiving training as apprentice.

Trade agreements Sign contract with trade dealers

•Has reached 50,000kg of wax apple exportation annually.

Major Advocacies (2/2) Major Issues Position/Policy

ProposalAccomplishments/Gains

Trade agreements Signing contract with trade dealers

•Last year it earned foreign revenue at US$ 200,000 (totally 50,000kg with USD$4 per kg) to foreign countries.•For domestic market, it has sold 49,250 kg with price at US$2.7 per kg and earned totally US$ 131,333.

Major Plans 2014-2015 (TWADA)

• To enlarge the land scale to 30 % of the current wax apple land area.• To increase wax apple

production growth sharing in the national production from 50% to 70 %.