Taiwan Wax Apple Development Association (TWADA) Profile, Activities, Plans AFA General Assembly May 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 IssuesPosition/Policy Proposal Accomplishments/Ga ins 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 agreementsSign contract with trade dealers Has reached 50,000kg of wax apple exportation annually.

Major Advocacies (2/2) Major IssuesPosition/Policy Proposal Accomplishments/Gain s Trade agreementsSigning 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 (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 %.