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Increasing incomes of farmers

Organic and fair-trade exports from Africa

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Formulation phase

Title: Identification of export opportunities for farmer groups of low-income West African countries in the markets for certified fair-trade and organic products
Code: GCP/RAF/389/GER
Donor: Federal Republic of Germany
Amount: US$ 146,781
Executed by: FAO Trade and Markets Division (EST)
Implementation period: April - October 2004

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Implementation phase

Title: Increasing incomes and food security of small farmers in west and central Africa through exports of organic and fair-trade tropical products.
Code: GCP/RAF/404/GER
Donor: Federal Republic of Germany
Amount: US$ 2,389,332
Beneficiary countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Executed by: FAO Trade and Market Division (Lead Technical Unit) and FAO Regional Office for Africa (Operational responsibility) and FAO Representations in the beneficiary countries
Implementation period: September 2005 – September 2009

Project partners

General project partners:

Project partners, Burkina Faso:

Club des Productrices de Beurre de Karité Biologique (CPBKB) (organic shea butter producer association)
BurkiNature (exporter of organic and fair-trade fresh and dried mango)
Direction Générale du Commerce,
Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Hydraulique et Ressources Halieutiques

Project partners, Cameroon:

Groupement d’intérêt commun Unité des AgroPasteurs du Cameroun (UNAPAC) (conventional and organic pineapple farmer association and exporter)
Jean Pierre Imélé (consultant)
Comité de Suivi sur l’agriculture biologique et le commerce équitable (See Discussion Forum)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER)

Project partners, Ghana:

Ekumfi Atwia WAD Organic Farmers Association (EAWOFA) (organic pineapple producer association)
WAD Ltd (organic fresh and dried tropical fruit exporter)
Volta Mango Growers Association (VOMAGA) (organic mango farmers association)
Agro Eco (technical assistance provider)
Ghana Organic Agriculture Network (GOAN)
Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Cooperative Department

Project partners, Senegal

Bio Niayes Organisations (organic mango producer association)
Agrécol Afrique (technical assistance provider)
Fédération National de l’Agriculture Biologique (FENAB)
Direction de l’Horticulture

Project partners, Sierra Leone

Kpeya Agricultural Enterprise (KAE)
TWIN (technical assistance provider, UK)
West African Fair Fruits (WAFF) (technical assistance provider, Ghana)
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) / Operation 'Feed the Nation' Farmer Field School programme