On March 29, 2008, at the invitation of Madam LIU Fei, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of P.R.China to the F.S.M., delegates from 18 Women organizations of Pohnpei Women Council paid a visit to the Pilot Farm aided by the Chinese government in Pohnpei. Mrs. Figir, the wife of Speaker of National Congress, Dr. Skilling, Secretary of Health, Mrs. Weital, the wife of Governor of Pohnpei State, Mrs. Jane Chigiyal, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Mida, the wife of the Chief of Staff in President's Office, and H. E. Mrs. Susan Cox Australian Ambassador were present.

Wife of govenor Mrs. Julinida Weital at Pilot Farm

Ambassador LIU Fei welcomed all the guests and said that the Pilot Farm had been sponsored by the Chinese Government since 1998. 5 resident Chinese technicians provide training courses on vegetable farming to the local trainees and people. The project has effectively promoted local agriculture, and helped improve people's livelihood. With the 10 years' hardworking of Chinese agriculture technicians, over 30 kinds of vegetables and melons have been successfully grown locally. Today, they are all available in the market. That a Pohnpei farmer makes a fortune by growing cucumbers is a good example to show that life can be improved by this simple skill. All the women are encouraged to learn from the Chinese agriculture technicians to start their own farming business at home.

Pohnpei Women Council at Pilot Farm

One representative of the Pohnpei women council, on behalf of all the visitors expressed their gratitudes to the Chinese government for the generous assistance over the years and the hospitality of Ambassador LIU Fei. They will all cherish this opportunity to have farming skills and introduce the knowledge to anyone who are willing to start family farming.

Women Members Tour the Nursery and Green House

Accompanied by the Chinese technicians, the guests toured the nurseries and the green house. All of them were amazed by the cucumbers, tomatoes and capsicums in green house and the big watermelons in the fields. They asked questions about farming skills and got satisfactory answers from the Chinese technicians. Officials of all the women organizations were confident that the fruitful visit in the Pilot Farm was bound to bear a fruitful harvest in their home fields and would organize their members to visit the farm soon.

Vegetables Harvest at Pilot Farm