ROPPA and national farmer platforms held various meetings and trainings from December 2013 to February 2014: - ROPPA held an extraordinary board meeting in Ouagadougou in December and an ordinary board meeting in January. National platforms in countries like Togo, Mali, Ghana, and more also held regular meetings. - Trainings were conducted for farmers and cooperatives in many countries on topics such as leadership, governance, advocacy, and agricultural best practices. - National platforms carried out activities like monitoring missions, workshops, and exchange visits within their countries and with other countries in West Africa. - Regional meetings discussed issues involving UEMOA, pastoralism, and food security in the Sa

1. Information on activities of ROPPA and national platforms
From 12/20/2013 to
02/15/2014
RESEAU DES ORGANISATIONS PAYSANNES ET DES PRODUCTEURS
DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST (ROPPA)
February 2014
Extraordinary meeting of the Board
Ordinary meeting of the Board
26
27-28
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
COORDINATION TOGOLAISE DES ORGANISATIONS PAYSANNES ET DE
PRODUCTEURS AGRICOLES (CTOP)
20 and 21
December 2013
National workshop of rice sector in Togo
December 2013
20 to 31
December 2013
20 to 31
December 2013
20 to 31
December 2013
23 to 30
Finalization of the capitalization of a good practice of maize
marketing : case of the contractualisation between farmers and
poultry farmers in the maritime region
Finalization of the study on livestock farming and fisheries policies
in Togo
Dapaong
Lomé
Lomé
Finalization of a documentary film on livestock farming and
fisheries sectors in Togo
Lomé
Monitoring mission of CTOP’s activities in the regions
Tsevie
December 2013
Atakpame
Sokode
Kara
Dapaong
27 to 31
December 2013
Exchange visit of 15 women producing parboiled rice of Togo to
those of Bagré in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Bagre
(BURKINA FASO)
27 and 28
National workshop of the cassava sector in Togo
December 2013
27 to 31
December 2013
Exchange visit of 15 young Togolese farmers to young farmers of
Burkina Faso
Sokode
Ouagadougou
Fada
(BURKINA FASO)
09 and 10
January 2014
From January
20 to February
14 2014
January-February 2014
Tour of the FOs and CSO consultation framework of the
agricultural sector to partners
Training of 450 cooperatives unions administrators on leadership
and governance
Lomé
Tsevie
Atakpame
Sokode
Kara

2. Dapaong
From January
20 to February
Training of 450 cooperatives unions controllers on the internal
control tools
Tsevie
Atakpame
14 2014
Sokode
Kara
Dapaong
January 31
Organization of a dialogue session between FOs/CSOs, State
and partners
2014
Lomé
CONFEDERATION PAYSANNE DU FASO (CPF)
COORDINATION NATIONALE DES ORGANISATIONS PAYSANNES DU MALI
1 to 31
December 2013
From 15 to 25
December 2013
From 19 to 31
December 2013
December 2013
Setting up of computerized database on Family Farms
Finalization of the farmer Memorandum on Agricultural Land
Policy in Mali (Agricultural Platform/mali)
Organizational and institutional diagnosis of 4 member apex
organizations and design of the development plan
From 19 to 21
December 2013
Training of OHADA trainers of training
OHADA’s
From 23 to 25
December 2013
From 26 to 30
December 2013
Bamako
Bamako
Bamako
(APRAM,
GSCV,FOPB,APROF
A)
Bamako
Support to the setting up of a national apex organization of
millet/sorghum farmers
CNOP-ROPPA technical meeting on CNOP’s experience
ROPPA
regarding the monitoring of Family Farms
From 6 to 8
January 2014
From 14 to 16
January 2014
From 20 to 22
January 2014
January 2014
Training of councilors and technicians of CNOP on the
understanding and the interpretation of the national reference
framework (policy, legal, socio
socio-economic) of the agricultural sector
and rural world
Training of councilors and technicians of federations members of
ncilors
CNOP on analysis, formulation and monitoring of agricultural
development policies
Training of councilors and technicians of federations members of
CNOP on Lobbying/Adv
Lobbying/Advocacy
Bamako
Bamako
Sélingué
Sélingué
Sélingué
FARMERS ORGANIZATION NETWORK IN GHANA (FONG)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARMERS OF SIERRA LEONE (NAFSL)
CADRE NATIONAL DE CONCERTATION DES ORGANISATIONS PAYSANNES ET
PRODUCTEURS AGRICOLES DE GUINEE BISSAU (Q.N.C.O.C.P.A.)

3. December 2013
6 -12 December
2013
From 15 to 31
December 2013
From 24 to 26
December 2013
From 20 to 31
December 2013
From 28 to 29
December 2013
Monitoring missions to the allied FOs paths
Analysis of the year’s activities and design of the annual report
TV debate of our countries members of the PF-GB
Revision of activities carried out with UEMOA
Meeting of CA-PF QNCOCPA –GB members for the validation of
achievements done
Regions of North and
South
At the Headquarters
of the platform
Tvgb
at the paths and
office
At the office of
QNCOCPA GB
ASSOCIATION NATIONALE DES ORGANISATIONS PROFESSIONNELLES
AGRICOLES DE CÔTE D’IVOIRE (ANOPACI)
NATIONAL COORDINATING OF FARMERS ASSOCIATIONS THE GAMBIA
(NACOFAG)
23rd – 25th
December2014
23rd-26th
December
2013
26th -29th
December
2014
27th December
2013
31st December
20135th January 2014
3rd- 5th January
2014
December 2013
Conduct Training for Cooperatives Secco Managers.
Nation wide campaign on the Agriculture and Natural resources
policy by the network members.
Conduct training workshop on techniques for Cooperative Secco
Committee members.
Conduct of a national press conference on International Year of
Family Farming (IYFF).
‘Organizing of a nation wide tour on Family Farming.
January 2014
Conduct a three days training workshop on agronomic best
practices for farmers and farmers organizations
8th January 2014
Conduct of a radio panel talk show on the needs for promoting
family farming.
24th -26th
January
2014
28th January
2014
Holding of the 2nd Edition of a National Farmer Consultative
Conference.
3rd- 7th February
2014
7th – 9th February
2014
10th -12th
February
2014
12th – 13th
February
2014
Jenoi Agricultural
Farmer Training
Centre (LRR)
6 Agricultural
Regions of The
Gambia
Jenoi Agricultural
Farmer Training
Centre (LRR)
Kanifing Christian
Council Hall
6 Administrative and
agricultural regions.
Jenoi Agricultural
Farmer Training
Centre (LRR)
Gambia Radio,
FMBrikama, FM
Teranga, and Bwaim
FM.
Farafenni (North
Bank Region)
Purchase of technical and office equipments for one of the
network members.
February 2014
Training on adult literacy education for the women farmers by a
member organization.
Holding of a stakeholder’s workshop on the situation of family
farming in the Gambia.
Organises a two days training for leaders on advocacy and
lobbying.
Kanifing
Hold a national Congress for the National Food Processors The
Gambia.
Agricultural Model
training Centre.
Central River Region
South.
Baobab Hotel
Resorts Bigilo
AFET office
Brikama
PLATE-FORME NATIONALE DES ORGANISATIONS PAYSANNES ET
FORME
DE PRODUCTEURS AGRICOLES DU BENIN (PNOPPA)

4. PLATEFORME PAYSANNE DU NIGER (PFP/N)
December 2013 January 2014
December 2013 January 2014
30 December
2013
21-25 December
2013
27-28 December
2013
19-20 December
2013
8-9 January 2014
14 February 2014
December 2013
Updating of regulations and the accounting and administrative
Procedures Manual
Formulation process of the strategy of communication and
knowledge management of PFP/N and its approval
Niamey
Niamey
Quarterly meeting of the Board to examine plans/
plans/reports
Niamey
Meetings of sub
sub-sector-wide analyses in the 5 thematic groups
Niamey
Sessions of sharing and harmonization of the results of reflection
of 5 thematic groups
Mixed training session of farmer leaders of apex FOs on gender
and leadership of processing
January 2014
Workshop for sharing and appropriating the outcomes of the
global analysis of the farmers’ context
February 2014
Organization of a Financial and Technical Partners roundtable
for the funding of the PFPN strategic plan
PFPN’s
Niamey
Niamey
Niamey
Niamey
CONSEIL NATIONAL DE CONCERTATION ET DE COOPERATION DES RURAUX
DU SENEGAL (CNCR)
- Training on management and governance of FOs
- Launch and implementation of the Project regarding the
h
Protection and promotion of rights and social and economic
emancipation of women
December (20)
- Land tenure: Organization of a press mission within the site of
:
the Sen -Etanol project
Etanol
- Work group CONGAD, ENDA, AJS, CNCR, IPAR on Land
tenure Reform ; harmonization of positions on land tenure
e
- Continuation of reflection on land tenu
tenure
- Preparation of BM call on land governance
January 2014
- Implementation of the project regarding the Protection and
promotion of rights and social and economic emancipation of
women
January 2014
- Tour of public
public-awareness and advocacy at the institutions level
in charge of youths issues
- Launch and implementation of the EU Project on land
h
governance
February 2014
(15)
- Implementation of the EU project on land governance
February 2014
-Implementation of the Project regarding the Protection and
Implementation
promotion of rights and social and economic emancipation of
women
- Implementation of the EU project on land governance
FARMERS UNION NETWORK OF LIBERIA (FUN)
CONFEDERATION NATIONALE DES ORGANISATIONS PAYSANNES DE GUINEE
(CNOP-G)
OTHER ACTIVITIES

5. 12-13
December
11-13
December
13 December
19-21
December
16-21
December
22-01
28-29
December 2013
Validation workshop of the study on climate change and African
agricultural inputs for an improved productivity with a particular
focus on drought resilient varieties
Workshop on rural land governance of family farms in Mali
Bamako
Meeting of the regional consultative committee of UEMOA’s
agricultural
Meeting of the regional consultative committee of UEMOA’s
agricultural sectors
Launch of the observatory
Ouagadougou
Agro-food days
Ouagadougou
January 2013
Driving innovation for agricultural development in East Africa
(Encourager l’innovation pour le développement agricole en
Afrique de l’Est)
25-29
OMA’s General Assembly
30-31
Designation of a representative within the regional Task Force on
pastoralism and 1st meeting of the Task Force
International Year of Family Farming
Meeting of companies/offices in charge of the management of
food security national stocks in the Sahel and West Africa
21-24
21-23
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
Senegal
Dar es Salam
Buenos Aires
(Argentine)
Ouagadougou
Abu Dabi
Bamako/Mali
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