RECOP - Strengthening the technical and analysis capacities of farmers' organizations

• Enable Farmers Organizations (POs) to analyze the impacts of the Uruguay Round on family farming in Senegal and pave the way for the development of response strategies
• Train FO executives on agricultural and food policies and farmers on agriculture development programs

RONGEAD has been involved as an expert consultant on international trade in the training of farmers managers (with the coordination of 2 international consultants and 6 national consultants).

A1. Training in agricultural policies:

• Training of 5 FONGS executives and 15 CNCR managers through 4 one-week seminars (Seminar 1: Agricultural Policy in its National and International Economic Context, Seminar 2: Issues and Strategic Instruments for an Agricultural Policy) seminar 3: sector and logistics, seminar 4: planning, regionalization, rural organization and evaluation).
• Preparation of 4 French language teaching manuals to enable FONGS to begin in its training function: Markets - Exchanges - Relationships - Rebuild the Republic of Sénayé
• Sensitization of producers: documents in local languages and regional seminars, supported by FONGS.

A2. Training in strategies and program formulation for the development of smallholder agriculture:

• Training of 80 PO leaders and NGO leaders on the sustainable development of peasant agriculture.
• Training of 6 technical managers and 60 farmer animators from different regions of the country.
• Production and dissemination of communication tools on the technical themes selected as priorities.

A3. Analysis of the impact of the Uruguay Round on small-scale agriculture:

• Realization of a research and reflection.
• National seminar for the return of the study.
• Preparation of the final report.
• Participation in the preparation of training materials.