Project 08cam-5244

08cam-5244 Strengthening of small farmer groups and improving their market access

budget	€ 237.588,87	status	execution
start date	01-01-2009	date end	31-12-2010
location		country	cambodia
financer	Agriterra
executor	Cambodian Farmers Association Federation of Agricultural Producers	intervention level	sub-national
Programmes	\| \| work area 03: Internal organisational strengthening (OS) \| IFAP 03: Enhance capacity of farmers' organisations \|
description	CAMFAD is working in 3 southern provinces of Cambodia and has currently 62 village farmer organisations as its members, representing 818 producer groups (local level) having 7.905 individual members of which 57% are women. All members are small farmers. CAMFAD is in a transition period and gradually developing into a (...more...)
description	CAMFAD is working in 3 southern provinces of Cambodia and has currently 62 village farmer organisations as its members, representing 818 producer groups (local level) having 7.905 individual members of which 57% are women. All members are small farmers. CAMFAD is in a transition period and gradually developing into a farmers organisation with its own elected board (since 2006). CAMFAD does not want to expand its membership but rather consolidate and further strengthen its current member organisations and strengthen its own capacity as a farmers organisation. Overall goal: Strengthening the livelihoods of vulnerable households in 4 provinces. specific objectives: - organisational strengthening of CAMFAD and its member organisations - diversified income generation - establish one provincial farmers market to realise better prices for farmesr -improved quality of farmers products Main activities: -Awareness creation (publications) on agricultural production in order to increase the production and thus income of the farmers -capacity building of CamFAD staff and board members -capacity building of local farmers associations (male/female) and strengthening the capacity of the local leaders - strengthen market access and linkages for farmers and establish a provincial farmers market - training on saving and credit of farmers groups to CAMFAD staff and strengthen the farmers groups in this aspect (...less...)
results & observations	The funds expected by CFAP to carry out the project were limited and not as expected. This situation led to CFAP reducing the original activity plan following budget availability. During this first semester CFAP and SNV signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the period 2010-2012; through this cooperation agreement CFAP (...more...)
final results & observations	The funds expected by CFAP to carry out the project were limited and not as expected. This situation led to CFAP reducing the original activity plan following budget availability. During this first semester CFAP and SNV signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the period 2010-2012; through this cooperation agreement CFAP has trained and will continue to train staff in a specific training of trainers (ToT) for farmers marketing school in Siem Reap. The staffs (three persons) have been trained in production themes that will help farmers to achieve better return for their products. These themes include: pre and post harvest technologies, farm planning, market networking, and techniques on training of trainers (participatory approach, monitoring and evaluation, gender perspectives and gender in agriculture, etc). CFAP has developed a business plan called “effective farmer market initiatives” and developed the principles of loans and use of a revolving fund in a credit portfolio. Six monthly researches of market prices have been conducted. CFAP participated in various meetings and activities organized by other organisations , such as local products trade fairs and services organized by MSME which was supported by USAID. And participation by invitation of the managing director in three events organized by ADB, IFAD and FAO. The total participants in all activities were 341 people from which 106 were women. (...less...)
specialisms	\| Cooperative Development & Marketing Strategies \| Grass-roots participation \| Internal organisational strengthening \|

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Agri-agency	Own contribution executor	Other parties	Total requested budget
Agriterra	CFAP-Cambodia
€ 0,00 + € 0,00	€ 0,00	€ 0,00	€ 0,00

Project background/rationale

CAMFAD is working in 3 southern provinces of Cambodia and has currently 62 village farmer organisations as its members, representing 818 producer groups (local level) having 7.905 individual members of which 57% are women. All members are small farmers. CAMFAD is in a transition period and gradually developing into a farmers organisation with its own elected board (since 2006). CAMFAD does not want to expand its membership but rather consolidate and further strengthen its current member organisations and strengthen its own capacity as a farmers organisation.

Project objectives:
Overall goal: Strengthening the livelihoods of vulnerable households in 4 provinces.
Specific objectives
1) Continue developing the associative functioning and strengthening the membership basis and clear internal policy of CamFAD and to assure that all regulations must be respected,.
2) Diversifying income generation, food entitlements and minimize the hunger gap period of rural farmers.
3) Establishment of one provincial farmers' market to ensure the sustainable producing activities of farmers. Have better access with good quality farmer’s products to market for sale with better prices.
4) Strengthening the quality of farmers' products toward markets demands.

Expected results
- Organizational strengthening (staff capacity building), improving the institutional linkages and organisational/professional skills of staff and Board members.
- Capacity building of existing producer groups being member of CAMFAD (common understanding of 7905 members about associative functioning principles)
- Members and their relatives will have improved their agric. Production systems and an increased income (vegetables, poultry farming, fingerlings, improved pig production, improved saving activities and credit system initiated
- Members will understand the concepts of marketing and price assessment better to increase their producing activities for market demand and hh income.
-The total indirect and direct member ( 39,525 persons) will have increased their productivity in agricultural production from less than $1 per day to $1 or $1.50 per day. It will be 70% expected income from the project.

Main activities:
1-Increase agricultural output and income generation through training to improve appropriate agricultural skills; livestock and aquaculture practices, and non-agricultural skills; organic making, initiatives toward market access, leadership and financial management especially the support and sustaining to the women empowerment in agro-enterprises, small handicraft activities in the villages, and protection of village migration and leaving from agriculture of young generation in the future.

2-Increase the quality and capacity of market activities by doing a market agricultural productivitiy assessment once a year and PR activities

3-Seeking for support on creation a provincial cooperative market for sale/ purchase and circulation of farmers’ products from donor agencies.

4-The training of roles and responsibilities of VFAs, VWAs, CFAs and or CBOs leaders.

5-Seeking for loan with low interest to provide the members, supporting small scale agro-enterprises and handicraft activities at the operational areas.

6-study tours (inside and outside of the countries) for staff, board and farmer leaders in order to gather new experiences/ knowledge and ideas to use in their respective community /organization.

Budget request
Year Agriterra CamFAD Total
EUR EUR EUR
2009 72,276 3,359 75,635
2010 76,646 3,359 80,005
2011 58,405 3,359 61,764
Total 207,327 10,077 217,404 (for 3 years)

M&E: CamFAD has developed a logframe with measurable indicators, including quantitative as well as qualitative indicators.

Sustainability:
As the financial contribution of CamFAD is limited and CAMFAD has not yet developed plans for self financing, the sustainability of CAMFAD as such is doubtful, without external financial support. The producer organisations will pay a nominal membership fee to CAMFAD. If CMAFAD succeeds on supporting its members to attract micro credit for producer groups, there is a chance of developing into sustainable producer groups. However, this process will take time.

Update 11-12-2008:
The proposal has significantly been adjusted according to the outcomes of the strategic planning workshop and intensive correspondence between CAMFAD and Agriterra. It has been agreed that for the time being only the project proposal for 2009 will be taken into consideration as at this stage it is not possible to come up with a sufficiently concrete and well elaborated plan beyond 2009.

Therefore, the project logframe and project budget concern the year 2009 only.

Project budget for 2009 is €59.272 of which € 3.425 is CAMFADs own contribution (6%)

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