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FIJI TIMES ONLINE Serafina Silaitoga Monday, November 01, 2010
MARKETING handicraft work on the island of Rabi in the Northern Division is a challenge for the Banaban Women's Association.
Association spokeswoman Terekano Takesau said women had struggled to sell their products such as mats, tapa, jewellery made out of shells and other Banaban traditional clothing to markets in Viti Levu.
"Even to get it across to Savusavu or Labasa has been difficult because we have very limited source of income which can't breathe the travelling expenses.
"The only market that has come to our island is the Tui Tai Cruises and they have helped us a lot because their guests who are mostly Americans buy our handicraft work," Mrs Takesau said.
Like their husbands who have limited access to markets for their dalo and yaqona, Mrs Takesau said such situation has affected women's involvement in handicraft work.
"There is not much market on Rabi so women can only do much depending on the market availability otherwise they will be wasting their resources doing a lot more than what the market can offer," Mrs Takesau said.
She said women have used the market at Nuku to sell their products and depended on civil servants and other workers.
Farmers on the island have also raised their concerns about the limited market they have to sell yaqona and dalo.
However, the farmers have considered themselves blessed with the assistance of Rabi Kava - a well known grog company that sells kava in Suva.
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