Council appoints two board directors

Council appoints two board directors

Fiji Crop and Livestock Council (FCLC) Chairman, Simon Cole, has welcomed the appointment of two high caliber professionals to its Board of Directors. They are former Chief Executive of the Fiji Development Bank, Tukana Bovoro, and Fiji Country Coordinator for the Market Development Facility (MDF), Malcolm Bossley.

“The Council is pleased to have Mr Bovoro and Mr Bossley on board. With the current composition of the Board and the inclusion of the two new members, will undoubtedly strengthen the Council,” Mr Cole said.

Both Mr Bovoro and Mr Bossley possess extensive expertise in the field of finance and grassroots development.

“We have now formalised 11 crop and livestock associations under the Council, and by creating national bodies enables member farmers to speak with one voice. The formation of national associations further empowers commodity farmers to take ownership of their commodity.”

As the organisation that bridges the divide between non-sugar commodity associations and Government, including key stakeholders, FCLC has to date beefed up its membership base to 10,000.

To date, the commodity groups registered under FCLC are: Dalo, Yaqona, Cocoa, Ginger, Rice, Grazing Livestock (sheep, goats, beef), Agri-Exporters, Pigs, Beekeepers, Organics, and the Coconut Growers Council. Yet to form is the Fruits and Vegetables association.

Mr Bossley has over 12 years of development experience in Fiji, having worked for the United Nations Development Programme, International Labour Organization, and the Australian Aid Programme. His current role with the MDF lies in stimulating pro-poor growth in the horticulture, tourism, and export processing sectors of the economy.

Meanwhile, Mr Bovoro has been managing his own consultancy firm since 2014. Having worked in the Pacific region, he was instrumental in developing the Joint Liability Loans programme in 2011 in Vanuatu. The scheme enables rural dwellers to access funds that they would, under normal circumstance, be unable to access.

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