Our Background
Fiji Beekeepers Association (FBA) was formed in 1998. Like most small volunteer-run associations, we had almost no funding and very few leaders with professional skills or spare time. A priority for the beekeeping industry at that time was to address the high failure rate of new beekeepers, many of whom started beekeeping in government and foreign aid “give-away” programs to rural villages.
As our Mentor Program started to show successes, things changed. Our demonstrated success with the Mentor Program built confidence in our leadership and allowed us access to funding for other projects, primarily utilizing grants from the U.N.’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) administered through Pacific Farmer Organizations (PIFON), the U.S. Embassy in Suva, and Australia’s Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
The Fiji Beekeepers Association (FBA) is a non-profit organization established as a national body to represent the Fiji Beekeepers.
Our Objectives
Represent
To act as a national body to represent Fiji beekeepers.
Improve Conditions
To improve the beekeeping industry in Fiji and conditions prevailing in the industry.
Economic Interests
To promote the economic and other interests of beekeepers in Fiji.
Production & Marketing
To promote the production and marketing of honey and the related by-products of the beekeeping industry.
Design & Implement
To initiate, adopt and pursue policies designed to further in any way the interest and well being of those engaged in the beekeeping industry in Fiji.
Stakeholder Negotiations
To carry out negotiations with the Government or other authorities on any topic or development likely to affect the interests and welfare of those engaged in the beekeeping industry.
Sustainable Improvements
To do all such other things as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the foregoing objects or the exercise of any of the foregoing powers.
Executive Members
Mohammed Saiyad Riyaz Ud Dean
President
Ph: 9968795
Email: msrud@yahoo.co.uk
Imraz Ali
Secretary
Ph: 9942083
Email: humraaz316@yahoo.com
Mustaq Ahmed Khan
Treasurer
Ph: 9968560
Email: khanmustak1976@gmail.com