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Development of a Nucleus and its Members
The Story of the
Cut Foliage Nuclei and a Regional Nucleus
in the Central Province, Sri Lanka
06/2006
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
Effects
1 Situation in 09/2002:
Cut Foliage Association in
Kandy with 22 members
Only activity: To ask
Government and donors
for grants in order to
organize tiny trade fairs
2 Discussion about giving
up the association and
instead forming a Nucleus
in the local chamber
06/2006
Ineffective.
Too small, not enough
financial means to
professionalize the
association and to supply
real services
Most members accept the
invitation
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
Effects
3 The counsellor visits all
participating enterprises
Trust building
/mobilisation /
Counsellor learns about the
entrepreneurs’ situation
4 Meetings of the Nucleus
Start of the discussion of
carpentry work
5 Identification of problems
and ideas
Exchange of technical
experiences and solutions
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
Effects
6 The Nucleus visits three
export oriented cut foliage
enterprises & nurseries in
Colombo
06/2006
Comparison of different
levels in technology/
productivity
Perception about quality
standards
Direct access to buyers and
more varieties of plants
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
Effects
7 Training on CEFE
enterprise development
Awareness about better
management of the
enterprises
8 Technical trainings on
anthurium and rose
growing and landscaping
at the Royal Botanical
Gardens, Peradeniya
Better quality and
productivity
Perception about quality
standards changed
06/2006
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
Effects
9 During 2003 – 2004 start of Dissemination of the
Cut Foliage Nuclei in
Nucleus Approach among
Badulla, Matale and in
cut foliage producers
other chambers in Kandy
10 Visits to Cut Foliage
Nuclei in the different
chambers
06/2006
Comparison of the different
Nucleus activities
Comparison of the
production levels and
products
Exchange og know how
and ideas
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
Effects
11 Investment (jointly) in
stalls
Conducting local trade
fairs
06/2006
Better prospects for market
promotion and enlisting of
new clients. Increased
cooperation between
Nucleus members
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
12 Printing of a brochure of
Nuclei members products
and contact details
Effects
13 Better marketing
Increased cooperation
between Nuclei members
06/2006
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
Effects
14 In 11/05 training &
individual counselling by
Jordi Castan, Brazil, cut
foliage and landscaping
entrepreneur, involved in
Nucleus and chamber
development since 1991
06/2006
Exposure to many new
international methods and
techniques, identification of
shortcomings in individual
member enterprises, new
ideas and visions
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
Effects
15 As follow up 5 Nuclei
create the Regional Cut
Foliage Nucleus
06/2006
Begin of the development
of the Central Province as
national cut foliage centre
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Example: Cut Foliage
Activity
Effects
16 The Regional Nucleus
organizes the
in Kandy with 50
entrepreneurs from 5
Nuclei
06/2006
6.000 visitors
Sales of 1,000,000 Rs /
10,000 US$
Widest range of high
quality flowers ever shown
in Sri Lanka
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Example: Cut Foliage
06/2006
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