1. Mul t inat ional enter pr i ses or farmer s ?
Who should own the land
and who should produce our food ?
Presented by Ms: Elisabeth ATANGANA
President of PROPAC,
FAO Special Ambassador for Cooperatives
Norway, October 2014

4. PROPAC
The sub-regional platform of farmers’ organizations in Central Africa
PROPAC represent farmers’
organizations in 10 countries of
Central Africa
120 million people
70% rural population

5. 1. Adaption to climate change

6. 2. Diversification

7. 3. Fertilization using animal excretions

8. 4. Reduce the hardship suffered by women
(70% of the agricultural labor)

9. 5. Techniques for protecting plants against diseases

10. 6. Biodiversity protection

11. 7. Challenges
a) Food security, food
sovereignty and
nutrition
Land grabbing
• The agricultural sector in Central Africa has
a huge need for capital.
• Massive decline in public investment
• Way open to multinationals, for
investments in industrial agricultural and
land grabbing.
• Lack of implementation of voluntary
guidelines on responsible governance of
tenure.

12. b) Development of
human resources
• Ensure job security
• Professional training for
youth
• Modernization of agriculture
– changing the image of
family farming

13. c) Linking farmers to markets and win-win partnership
 Protection of local production
 The investment in priority areas of
support such as: Strengthening
farmers’ cooperatives infrastructure,
markets, access to funds ,
processing, conservation of local
seeds, access to property and land
security.
 Enabling environment
 The Economic Partnership
Agreements (EPAs) threatening family
farmers
 Farmers in Central Africa should be
able to improve the capacity to set a
course of agricultural products in the
sub-region (transport, packaging,
processing and marketing
organization, respect for norms and
standards

14. d) Involvment of farmers’ organizations in decision-making

15. e) Strengthen the role of women

16. f) Access to energy, water and credit

17. 7.Produce in accordance with the principles of agroecology
to protect human health

18. 8. Train youth
- Building a new generation of family farmers
- Change the image of agriculture and make it more attractive

19. Conclusion
Family farming is the best way for sustainable
development, and we have to invest more and better as
the basis for food security, food sovereignty and
nutrition for the people.
Win-win partnership between family farmers and
business sector can be established in an equitable way,
but there are huge challenges.
Thank you for your kind attention!