09fk-5323 Towards an independent and growing Farmers Nature Network
| budget |
€ 311.933,49 |
status |
execution |
| start date |
01-01-2009 |
date end |
31-12-2010 |
| location |
|
country |
cambodia |
| financer |
Agriterra |
| executor |
Farmer and Nature Net |
intervention level |
national |
| Programmes |
| work area 03: Internal organisational strengthening (OS) | IFAP 03: Enhance capacity of farmers' organisations | |
| description |
 Main objective of FNN is: to make FNN an independent farmers' organisation, independent from CEDAC. This requires a step wise approach and FNN and CEDAC need to identify each others core businesses and supplement each other rather than become competitors.
This 3 years plan focusses on:
1) Organisational strengthening
2) Communication
3) Training & capacity building
4) Marketing (...more...) |
| description |
Main objective of FNN is: to make FNN an independent farmers' organisation, independent from CEDAC. This requires a step wise approach and FNN and CEDAC need to identify each others core businesses and supplement each other rather than become competitors.
This 3 years plan focusses on:
1) Organisational strengthening
2) Communication
3) Training & capacity building
4) Marketing & cooperative development
5) Saving & credit cooperatives
6) Lobby and advocacy
It is expected that in 2009 the focus will be on organisational strengthening, training and capacity building and marketing & cooperative development
AFDI will provide support for Saving & credit cooperatives. Lobby and advocacy by FNN is still weak and needs due attention. (...less...) |
| results & observations |
During this reporting period, key objectives of the project had been achieved. The first ever self-organised Genaral Assembly of the FNN is an indicator that shows that FNN is more developed and independent. The assembly helped FNN to reflect on progress, problems, solutions, cooperation and an action plan. Several key (...more...) |
| final results & observations |
During this reporting period, key objectives of the project had been achieved. The first ever self-organised Genaral Assembly of the FNN is an indicator that shows that FNN is more developed and independent. The assembly helped FNN to reflect on progress, problems, solutions, cooperation and an action plan. Several key issues were adopted, including the strategic plan and membership fee payment. The General Assembly was printed in local newspapers and broadcasted through radio news.
FNN reported that at the General Assembly they have 1,107 village based farmer associations registered, which represent 40,292 members (23,591 of them are women).
Through capacity building workshops, FNN has better trainers, facilitators, speakers and local leaders. A number of FNN experts, trainers, leaders and staff were hired or invited by relevant ministries of the government and development NGOs to provide trainings or sharing best practices. It shows that FNN is better now in terms of providing technical services to members and there is more visibility of FNN in the public and international arena through international workshops with AFA and LVC (La Via Campesina).
A saving and credit cooperative in Takeo was officially registered at the provincial department and the ministry of agriculture and became operational. The success showed there is a good cooperation between FNN and the government. It will be a best practice model and it is replicable.
An agreement between CCA and FNN was signed for a 15-month pilot project in rice and market cooperatives. The project will be useful and beneficial for FNN and CCA to set-up farmer cooperatives. These cooperatives play a crucial role in poverty alleviation processes in Cambodia. The cooperative pilot project will benefit all stakeholders, which includes members of FNN, CEDAC, CCA and the government.
Some provincial support missions were not completed as planned due to some technical problems. Some training programs on leadership at provincial levels and exchange visits at national level were not done. Dissemination of information about the FNN to the grass roots level were not always completed. (...less...) |
| specialisms |
| Grass-roots participation | Internal organisational strengthening | |
PROPOSAL
| Agri-agency | Own contribution executor | Other parties | Total requested budget |
|---|
| Agriterra | FNN | | |
| € 0,00 + € 0,00 | € 0,00 | € 0,00 | € 0,00 |
1. Project background: Agriterra and AFDI are supporting the Farmers Nature Network which was established in 2003 under strong guidance of CEDAC. FNN has 1120 village farmer associations as its members, representing a total of 34.360 individual farmers in 15 provinces of Cambodia. 58% of the farmers are women. CEDAC, a NGO style service provider to farmers, is gradually reducing its support to FNN, and FNN wants to become an independent farmers organisation. FNN started the elaboration of its strategic plan 2009-2013 at the end of 2008, in which the mission, vision and main activities for the next year are presented. The final version is awaited, but the main topics that FNN elaborates in this plan are:
1) Organisational strengthening
2) Communication
3) Training & capacity building
4) Marketing & cooperative development
5) Saving & credit cooperatives
6) Lobby and advocacy
2. Main objective of FNN is: to make FNN an independent farmers' organisation, independent from CEDAC. This requires a step wise approach and FNN and CEDAC need to identfy each others core businesses and supplement each other rather than become competitors.
Main activities:
- Leadership training at national, provincial and local level
- technical capacity building of key farmers through training and exchange visits
- Rular meetings at national, provinvial and local level
- Leadership training of female farmers
3. Tentative budget
Total 2009: € 127.050
Total 2010: € 160.000
Total 2011: € 187.370 (but not taken into consideration)
Agriterra has communicated that its budget support will be max. € 75.000 for 2009. AFDI may be able to fund part of the credit and cooperative development activities. FNN has started collection of membership fees and will contribute a small percentage itself (but this must be more than last yaer). Other financial support will likely be provided through CEDAC, as in previous years.
4. M&E : no info available yet, as only a a very brief project outline has been prepared. FNN will have to submit a Logframe
5. Sustainability and cost efficiency: to be further discussed with FNN once the full project proposal has been received. |
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