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National Coordinating Organization of Farmers Associations - The Gambia

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Children
  • Development
  • Women/gender Equality

    • Financing for Development:
  • Addressing systemic issues
  • Mobilizing international resources for development

    • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and the environment
  • Women in power and decision-making

    • Social Development:
  • Conflict
  • Cooperative
  • Disabled persons
  • Employment
  • Information and Communications Technologies
  • Poverty
  • Youth

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Consumption and production patterns
  • Disaster management and vulnerability
  • Freshwater
  • Gender equality
  • Human settlements
  • Information for decision-making and participation
  • Waste Management
    • Geographic scope: National
    Country of activity:
  • Gambia
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2000
    Organizational structure: National Coordinating Organisation for Farmer Associations- The Gambia, is a network of the committee established by farmer organizations in the Gambia, as a body representing Gambian farmers at the West African Regional Network of Farmer’s Organizations ROPPA, whose head office is at Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. ROPPA comprised of representatives from 12 countries (ECOWAS countries), namely: Gambia, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo, Niger, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Benin, Guinea Bissau and Guinea Conakry. NACOFAG on the other hand is comprised of 11 Gambian farmer organizations, namely: Association of Farmers Educators and Traders (AFET), National Youth Association for Food Security (NaYAFS), National Women Farmer Association (NAWFA), National Farmers’ Platform The Gambia (NFPG), Cashew Growers Association (CGA), Fandema – Upper River Region (Women Wing), Maize Growers Association (MGA), Fish Smokers Association – Tanji (FSA), Livestock Owners Association (LOA), Organization of Gambian Women on Agriculture and Environment – The Gambia (REFESA) and National Association of Food Processors’ (NAFP). o To promote and defend the values of an efficient and sustainable small-holder agriculture o To promote solidarity between Farmer Associations in the country and the sub-region o To provide technical, managerial and resource support to Farmer Associations and their members, for improved production, processing and marketing of high value crops and livestock. o To promote agro-business activities o To establish the basis for an organizational network to attract financial and technical assistance from multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors, charitable organizations, government and non-governmental organizations. -To promote awareness, good governance, effective leadership and empowerment of member Associations. -To mobilize community resources for the members to develop their undertakings -To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objectives or any of them.
    Number and type of members: NACOFAG comprised of 11 Gambian farmer organizations, namely: Association of Farmers Educators and Traders (AFET), National Youth Association for Food Security (NaYAFS), National Women Farmer Association (NAWFA), National Farmers’ Platform The Gambia (NFPG), Cashew Growers Association (CGA), Fandema – Upper River Region (Women Wing), Maize Growers Association (MGA), Fish Smokers Association – Tanji (FSA), Livestock Owners Association (LOA), Organization of Gambian Women on Agriculture and Environment – The Gambia (REFESA) and National Association of Food Processors’ (NAFP).
    Affiliation with NGO networks: yes NACOFAG want to affiliate with NGO networks
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
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