05fk-3838 - Strengthening Capacities of Farmers and Nature Net
FNN is a federation structure in the process of establishment. The NGO NEDAC is assisting FNN in this process on the federational level as well as on the level of establishing village level farmers associations. Up to present CEDAC, with the support of AFDI, is leading this process. So far 177 village level associations have been established with a total of 3540 individual members. In December 2003 FNN did organise it´s first ever General Assembly, followed by the second GA in December 2004 during which 13 members board was elected. The project does focus very much on the further development of the FNN by formalising it´s organisational structure, stimulating further establishment of local associations, capacity building of board memmers and staff. Again CEDAC with assistance of AFDI will have a leading role in delivering assistance and support to FNN in it´s efforts to further develop as an umbrella federation. Next to interventions focussing on the organisational strengthening of FNN as a federation a ToT programme, involving 25 local farm leaders, will be implemented aiming improving farmers capacities organisational development and management on the level of village associations.