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Initiative

African farmer’s Academy. UPAFA

CENTRAL AFRICA

 

The African farmer´s Academy proposes a training by work/study programs intended to people in charge of african rural organizations 

Bearers of the initiative:

APM Afrique network / CANADEL

 

Why?

  • African agriculture knew major and fast changes
  • rural organizations (OP) must take up two big challenges:

    Objectives of the UPAFA:

    • to improve insertion of rural in the economy (markets) and the society
    • to increase their participation in the definition of the public policies
    • to reinforce local, regional and continental solidarity

    Operational objectives:

    • to reinforce the capacities of analysis on the changes in progress and their consequences for the family exploitations
    • to reinforce the capacities of proposal of the rural organizations to reinforce their capacities of negotiation (with the private sector, the State, the co-operations…)
    • to support their internal structure and to promote the professional development of the people in charge

    Training offer :

    The UPAFA offers two types of training

    • The international cycle of work/study program
    • Training à la carte:
      • in a country
      • in a subregion
      • for a specific activity

    Documents to consult:

    Presentation of UPAFA (PDF)(FR)(107Ko)

      • to include/understand these changes to build their strategies
      • to find answers to the problems which they found
      • the OP have a strong demand of information and training to reinforce their capacities of action

Did you know?

David Wallinga, M.D of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, wrote an article showing the role of U.S. agriculture policy in promoting the overproduction of certain farm commodities like corn and soybeans. These cheap commodities have been converted into calorie-rich but nutrient-poor snacks, sweets and sweetened beverages that have led to an excess of daily calories for all Americans, children and adults alike. For that reason, Dr. Wallinga calls U.S. farm policy a “cheap calorie” policy. Source: http://www.iatp.org/

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