Contract Farming Resource Centre

Economic Opportunities for Women in the Pacific

Organization IFC
Year 2010

A relevant case showing women integration in the value chain is represented by the South Sea Orchids (SSO) Contract Farming Operation. SSO is a company, which made significant contribution in empowering women in the floriculture business in Fiji and other Pacific Island countries. The successful contract farming operation allowed women not only to pay their loans but also to obtain new ones. It also permitted to improve women skill and to increase flower production.