Empowering Local Communities Through Sustainable Farming
Sailima Enterprises, located in Areatakiki Village, Central Guadalcanal, has embarked on a farming initiative focused on agricultural products like beans, cucumber, and pineapple. The project involves community participation and ownership, with the goal of improving livelihoods. Despite challenges such as lack of infrastructure and unfavorable weather conditions, the enterprise has successfully supplied vegetables to Heritage Park Hotel. Looking ahead, the future prospects include diversifying into fish farming and developing ecotourism through homestay facilities.
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Sailima Enterprises (Hands Together) The realities of supplying locally Jimmy Chedi
Background Initiative after attending a workshop on Small business Enterprise (SBEC) 2009. Located at Areatakiki Village; Central Guadalcanal (> 25 Km from Honiara) Family/Communal working together for improvement of livelihood through utilisation of land for agricultural benefit. After the social unrest; the need to promote income generating avenues (school fee, housing, transport etc.)is necessitated.
Project in a nut Shell Farming of Agricultural products (beans, cucumber, egg plant, pumpkin, pineapple, melon) Encourage community participation and ownership
community work Bridge repairing Small scale Farm
Achievements Farm Products (vegetables) Farm produce is used to feed family Sold at the market for income Supply of Farm Products (income) Currently supplies vegetables to Heritage Park Hotel.
Challenges Biotic Abiotic Lack of proper infrastructure (road & bridges) Unfavourable weather (drought) Giant African Snail
Other Challenges Hotels demand Quality (freshness) and Quantity of product. 90% of product outsourced, 10% supplied. Some produce cannot be met. Seasonal crops Other crops do not grow well (choysome, pineapple, shallot etc.)
Future Prospect Broaden Income generating avenues: Venturing into fish (tilapia) farming Build homestay (ecotourism)
Conclusion It is important to meet the expectations of the customers (Hotel) Proving Quality and Quantity
