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HIAP Business Plan

Component Project

Market Systems Development Initiative

Description

Develop a business model that enables HIAP to effectively serve as a connector and enabler of collaborative efforts to improve agricultural opportunities and growth. The model builds upon the integrated collaboration of HIAP members and facilities that complement each other in ways that strengthen the island's agrifood system to build capacity and synergies and improve system performance.



Lead Implementer

Year Started

Hamakua Institute

2024

Project Website

Project Phase

Development

Challenges this Collaboration seeks to Address

High Input Costs

The high costs of imported agricultural inputs, such as seeds, fertilizers, and equipment, significantly raise production expenses. This reduces profitability and scalability, especially for small and beginning farmers.

Staple Food Commodities

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