09pfu-5330 - A stronger Union heading towards poverty reduction among farmer members
PFU firstly identifies its central problems of (socio)economic nature to be caused by lack of experience and skills at both central and farmers association. The intervention logic of a 2-year project approach is given under the Overall Objective “To empower PFU and its member farmers associations by improving their role in the agricultural and rural sector, up to a stage where both can defend farmers’ rights and FAs become economically self-reliant.“ PFU carries out the project activities along two lines: (1) capacity building and (2) income generating projects for four FAs. A budget for approx 23 trainings is provided: equal to project budget submitted. The economic project, to be carried out by four already selected farmers association, will provisionally take-off in mid-2009, after approval of the first project. For this reason, the economic projects will continue in a next proposal. A project committee of eight permanent staff developed and supervises a project cycle and coordinates all activities within the project described. As regards monitoring and evaluation, the specific objectives on organization capacity building, expected results, indicators, M&E process table including indicator measurement and all activities are all neatly presented. Target group are 29 PFU headquarters and farmers associations staff, members of FAs Boards; 10.068 individual members of 16 FAs. 30% female beneficiaries are claimed. The project activities at association level will be step by step integrated in eight permanent economic programmes of PFU in order to assure their sustainability.