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Ending food crisis with small scale farmers

Prague, JPA, April 7, 09. Ending food crisis with small scale farmers. Presentation outline. Food crisis situation, in 2009 in West Africa African food crisis cause analysis African Farmers Organizations ' Proposals Conclusions. 1. Food crisis situation in 2009 in West Africa.

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Ending food crisis with small scale farmers

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  1. Prague, JPA, April 7, 09 Ending food crisis with small scale farmers

  2. Presentation outline • Food crisis situation, in 2009 in West Africa • African food crisis cause analysis • African Farmers Organizations ' Proposals • Conclusions

  3. 1. Food crisis situation in 2009 in West Africa • Crisis has a double perspective • Consumers versus producers ? Rural perspective >< cities • Agro-industry versus family agriculture?

  4. Crisis is still present • Despite the decrease of global prices (2008-2009), consumer prices continue to rise Consumption price evolution in Burkina Faso in Senegal, 33% of families have suffered a decrease in daily meals

  5. Production factor prices have doubled

  6. Globally, producer revenues have not increased in west Africa Ex: Maize production in Burkina Faso 74.500 CFA = 114 € Annual Revenue for 1Ha, > Average: 2HA per family for a 6 people family > A family of 6 people gets 228 € per year to live

  7. Local productsbecomeluxuryproducts, though production remainsconsiderable. ex: manioc, sorghum, millet, … thatused to constitue traditioalmeals. • Food dependancecontinues and mayreach 60% of nutrition needs in West Africa, according to countries.

  8. 2. African crisis cause analysis • Political incoherence at • International level (ASP, PRSPP, Liberalization, EPA’s, PAD decrease in favour of agriculture…) * • Abandonment of family farming • National/regional/continental level • Lack of real comprehensive policies • Lack of policy implementation (NEPAD, ECOWAP,...) • Engagement failure (Maputo, …) • View of governments, donors and great institutions <-> Actors' view

  9. *Agriculture decline in Official DevelopmentAid Source: IFPRI, Badiane (2008)

  10. 3. Farmers organizations' proposals • Our view about agriculture • Support, first and foremost family farming <-> Family Farming definition • In West Africa, between 60 and 80% of the population ‘lives’ relying upon this agriculture > There is no room for development in Africa without farming agriculture development

  11. Port Moresby Declaration, at the 2008 JPA We want to stress the following: • It’s a first good step • Food production issue must be a priority in international policies • Farmers' role must be recognized for the elaboration of agriculture-related policies • Next steps ? Urgency motion in Prague? Implementation ?

  12. On our side, concretely, we ask for: 1. A respect of the commitments from the UE and ACP Institutions - financial undertakings: ex ACP:Maputo (10% of ACP budget to agriculture) ex UE : 0,56 GNP to PAD (today, 0,40%) > what for agriculture ? - direct support for production, at family level farming level - policy coherence in favor of rural development

  13. On our side, concretely, we ask for: 2. Good governance - OP (Farmers Organizations) have to be considered as full actors - African State Sovereignty (food sovereignty)

  14. On our side, concretely, we ask for: 3. A “fair” trade for development Priority and preference for regional/local markets • Reinforcement of regional integration >> The integration as the Southern countries want to install it • Regulation (market protection, … )

  15. 4. Conclusions • In view of the coming sessions in the JPA in Prague • Regarding climate change issues <-> agriculture is the major topic • EU – ACP negociations on EPA’s • WTO negociations • The urgency motion on food crisis • Amendments and improvments to Port Moresby declaration • <=> How to ensure that farmers proposales are taken • into account in these debates?

  16. Thankyou for your attention • Bassiaka DAO CPF - Burkina Faso • Souleymane Keita CNOP National- Mali • NadjirouSall FONGS/CNCR - Senegal • Hima Abdou PFPN - Niger • Virginie Pissoort SOS FAIM Belgium • Jean Jacques Grodent SOS FAIM Belgium • Pascal Erard CFSI -France • Aurèle Destrée Glopolis – CzechRepublic • Kristýna BalajováGlopolis – CzechRepublic

  17. Bassiaka Dao (CPF – Burkina Faso) • He’s a farmer in Bobo, and leader farmer for dry cereal and vegetable production. Chairman of the FASO Farmers confederation (CPF), he’s also chairman of the CRA (Agricultural Regional Chamber) in the region of Hauts Bassins, and President of Burkina Agricultural Professionals Federation (FEPA/B). He has been advisor in Burkina Social and Economic Council (CES).He has collaborated to several meetings, seminars and workshops at national, regional and international level (ROPPA negotiations with FIDA, FAO in Rome, meetings with ECOWAS and WAEMU on EPA’s, TEC, Regional Integration,..) • The CPF promotes professional and responsible food producers. Created in 2002, it gathers today 9 national umbrella organizations and more than 800.000 members. Promoting solidarity, the CPF is following and lobbying on the national and regional policies relating to rural development likely to influence food producers. It’s vision of agriculture is based upon farming organization. • The CPF is founder member of the ROPPA (West African Network of farming organizations). • Contact CPF • address : 01BP 2978 Ouagadougou 01 – Burkina Faso • tel/fax : (226) 50301844 – • e mail : cpf@fasonet.be Web www.cpf.bf

  18. Souleymane Keita (CNOP- Mali) • He’s a planter and market gardener in Mali, and father of 5 children. • He’s the founder member of various organizations, like the Mali and Sahel farmer organization platform, and the West African Agriculture Food Sector Economic Operators (ROESAO) as well as the one for Mali (CONOESAM). He also founded the CNOP. He’s member of Mali Agriculture Chambers Network, and the Mali Agricultural Chamber consular Assembly. He also has sub regional and international responsibilities. • The CNOP – National Coordination for farmers organizations has been formally recognized in 2004. It represents today the interests of 11 umbrella organizations, at national level, and other regional organizations. Its objective is to build a national credible farmers movement bearing sustainable promotion of the agricultural structures through family farming as leverage for the development of Mali. The CNOP has played an important role in the draft of the Agricultural Law in Mali (loi d’orientation agricole) • The CNOP is founder member of the ROPPA (West African Network of farming organizations). • Contact CNOP • Address: alaban coura - Rue 200; Porte 727; BP.E:2169-Bamako- Mali • Tel : (223) 20 28 68 00 - 76 17 09 79 Email: cnopmali@yahoo.fr, cnopmali@gmail.com Web http://www.cnop-mali.org

  19. Nadjirou Sall (FONGS/CNCR- Senegal) • He’s farmer, rice grower, and father of 3 children, leaving in Tiesse. • He’s the General secretary of FONGS (national farming federation), and General Assistant Secretary of the CNCR (Farmer Cooperation and Consultation National Council). At the level of his area (St Louis), he is founder member of a regional farming organization (UJAK) and member of the Executive member since then. He is the author of various publications. Since 1993, he has participated to many mission abroad, to represent and defend west African farmers interests. • The FONGS is the emanation of 3000 village associations and gathers more than 100.000 members today, of which 65 % are women. Created in 1976, the FONGS has the objective to constitute an associative movement that rehabilitates the status and the identity of farmers through responsibility and autonomy within solidarity; so as to reach the challenges of the rural environment, in Senegal. • The FONGS is founder member of the CNCR (National Concertation of rurals), that is member of the ROPPA (Regional federation of farming organizations in West Africa) • Contact : • address : B.P. 269 THIES, Senegaltél. (221) 33 939 58 58 - Fax : (221) 33 951.23.52e mail : fongs@sentoo.sn Web : www.fongs.sn

  20. Hima Abdou (PFPN- Niger) • He’s an agricultural engineer. Before working at the PFPN, he has worked in a research institute for development in Niamey. He’s the technical Coordinator of the PFPN, since 2008; supporting the elected representative of the Platform, in their mission. • The national platform of Niger is a consultative framework that gathers 27 umbrella farming organisations and about 5.300.000 family farmers, in every sector of rural area.The priority of the national Platform of Niger is to ensure food sovereignty in Niger, and to provide a wide range of efficient services to its members. Capacity building, training of its members and representation of farmers interests at the political level are the major activities of the PFPN, and its executive bureau. • The PFPN is member of the ROPPA ( Regional federation of farming organizations and producers in West Africa). • Contact PFPN: • address: Gamkallé BP : 11729 Niamey • Tel : 00227 20732352 - • e mail : pfp_niger@yahoo.fr Web: www.pfpniger.org

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