Project Name：Project to Strengthen Capacity for Commercial Production and Operation of Orchids

Project status：Projects in Operation

Cooperating Country：South America, Paraguay

Project Description：

Paraguay has cooperated with Taiwan Technical Mission to develop the local orchid industry since 2015. It has achieved the establishment of orchid tissue culture production capacity, the establishment of modern production greenhouses and exhibition and sale center, the guidance of small and medium-sized flower farmers to introduce oncidium production technology, and the attraction of investment from large local business groups. In order to continue to deepen the effectiveness of the previous project, Paraguay hopes that Taiwan Technical Mission will assist in introducing a commercial operation model in this project, improve the financial independence and sustainable operation capabilities of the Caacupé production center and the San Lorenzo exhibition and sale center (hereinafter referred to as the Orchid Center), And then form an industrial chain of segmented production with existing large-scale operators to improve the competitiveness of the orchid industry in Paraguay.

Implementation Start Date：2022-08-02

Implementation End Date：2025-12-31

Project Objectives：

1. Counseling the Orchid Center to introduce commercial operation entities
2. Establish segmental production of orchid industry
3. Strengthen the marketing ability of Paraguay flower industry

Executing Agency：

1. Extension Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Paraguay)
2. International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan)

Current Progress：

To the end of June 2023, the followong activities have been completed:
1. Two farmer organizations were selected as farmer production and marketing associations, and conducted 2 training courses.
2. Completed 1 orchid cultivation management manual.
3. Completed the expansion of a 600 square-meter environmental control greenhouse.
4. The Orchid Center produced and sold 99,487 phalaenopsis plants.
5. Completed 2 production and marketing workshops for orchid farmers.
6. Performed the Phalaenopsis bloom suppression experiment at high temperature.
7. Completed the Paraguay 2022 orchid market research report.
8. Completed the establishment of the central Phalaenopsis pricing strategy document.
9. Completed 5 Phalaenopsis marketing activities.
10. Completed 1 orchid exhibition.

Project Contact：Elisa, Yu-chi Chang

Phone：+886-2-28886051

E-mail：yc.chang@icdf.org.tw

Projected Benefits：

The orchid center of Paraguay, which will be financially independent and have commercial operation capacity, will have an annual production value of US$550,000.