EASTERN AFRICA FARMERS FEDERATION EAFF Eastern Africa Farmers

EASTERN AFRICA FARMERS FEDERATION (EAFF) Eastern Africa Farmers Federation The Voice of Farmers of Eastern Africa Vision ''Prosperous and cohesive Eastern Africa farmers community” Mission “Represent, lobby and advocate for farmers interests and build their capacities. ” www. eaffu. org; info@eaffu. org; Nairobi, Kenya 9/26/2020 By Stephen Muchiri CEO-EAFF POLICY DIALOGUE FANRPAN MAPUTO-MOZAMBIQUE 1 st October 2009 1

Outline n Who we are n Secretariat n Membership n Governance n Key members n Key committees n Key programs 9/26/2020 2

Who is EASTERN AFRICA FARMERS FEDERATION? n Are a sub-Regional Farmer Organization HQ’d in Nairobi, Kenya n Are a Democratic organization (last elections July 2009) n Have voluntary membership n Strive to promote the interests of farmers within the region on issues touching on markets; productivity; capacity; information & Regional Integration 9/26/2020 3

Secretariat n Main Office – Nairobi n Sub-office – Arusha; Tz n National Desks – Focal points n Chief Executive n Program officers (Policy; Trade; Communications; field services; M&E); n Finance dept ( Finance Manager; Assistant); Admin n Capacity at National level (for implementations) – various POs 9/26/2020 4

Strategic objectives Strategic Plan (2008 -2011) n Lobby and advocacy – master plan n Capacity building of members and Org- leadership; mgt n Information sharing & communication – Communication plan n Partnerships and alliances- networking n Sustainability – Biz plan; membership n Diversification of membership- role of women; youth n Enhancing relations between members and member orgs – focal pts n Cross cutting: Environment; HIV-Ai. Ds and Gender 9/26/2020 5

Membership Our scope is the Eastern Africa – Membership scope in EAC; COMESA & IGAD; National/Apex level of Farmer Orgs; Co-operatives; Commodity Associations; women and youth orgs in Agriculture Currently n Kenya Kenfap; KNFC n Uganda UNFFE; UCA n Tanzania MVIWATA; TFC n Rwanda IMBARAGA; INGHABO n DRCongo FOPAC(SYDIP; COOCENKI); LOFEPACO n Burundi CAPAD n Ethiopia Oromia Coffee (focal point) n Ethiopia and Eritrea for membership; n & will be profiling Sudan and Djibouti 9/26/2020 6

GOVERNANCE n Congress – this is the Apex organ; and comprises the General Assembly meeting every four years; the climax is the election of new officials; … 2009 n Council – this is the second highest organ meeting atleast once a year, its work is to monitor the functions of the Board, currently comprises 5 nominated members from each member country…meets once a year n Bo. D – is the management arm that receives and approves reports of the organization, meets atleast thrice a year and comprises two nominated members from each member country n Constitution – this is the approved governance manual that chats the 9/26/2020 roles and responsibilities of all governance organs as well as the 7

KEY PARTNERS n RFOs- PAFFO (SACAU; ROPPA; PROPAC; MAGHREB…); AFA n RECs –AU; COMESA; EAC; …. IGAD & Govts (National) n RESEARCH – ASARECA; FARA; ICIPE n DEV PARTNERS – IFAD/EU; SCC; Agrittera; GTZ; FAO; Belgium govt ; ACP Secretariat; CTA ; COLE-ACP; Slovak-Aid (TIMAN); n NGOs – CSA; Terra Nouva; ACORD; OXFAM n Potential partners – VECO; AGRA; UNIDO; HIVOs; GEIST 9/26/2020 8

KEY COMMITTEES WE SIT partnerships formalized n Mo. U with EAC n Mo. U with COMESA n Mo. U with FANRPAN n Pursuing Observer status in EAC n Accreditation by UNCTAD n Mo. U with CSA; SCC 9/26/2020 9

KEY COMMITTEES WE SIT n ACP EU Joint Parliamentary Committee n Re. SAKKS Steering committee n AU-ECA Af. DB Land Policy Initiative n Governing Council of Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) at Af. DB n Fertilizer Advisory committee in IFDC n ASARECA Board n CAADP ERG Pillar II n Committee on Transboundary diseases – EAC n Board of ACTESA n Among other Consultative groups/ committees at the Regional level 9/26/2020 10

SOME KEY PROGRAMS 2008 -9 n Farmers Fighting Poverty program – Agrittera (membership; youth w/shop) n SRBO program with GTZ (EAC CU& CM; policy master plan; lobby committee) n COLE-ACP Pi. P training program on food safety n Policy and Advocacy training – CTA n Farmer empowerment prog. – ASARECA n Management training of Co-ops – Slovak Aid n ALL-ACP Agricultural Commodities Program- value chains- FAO n PAEPARD program with FARA – partnerships with EU orgs in AR 4 D n Studies support on impact of Regional policies to Farmers in EA – Terra Nouva n IFAD-EU support to FOs capacities (institutional capacity; studies) 9/26/2020 11

SOME KEY PROGRAMS n Studies on regional markets with Terra Nouva n Study on impact of CM on small holders – GTZ n CAADP – at National level…position n Regional youth and women program n MOAAS program with AFAAS-NI n Information and communication prog with CTA n Transboundary disease project- Tsetse fly prog. With ICIPE n Organizing a regional conference on Biogas as an alternative energy n Organizing workshop Climate change: awareness; adaptation with FAO n Developing am M&E program with ASARECA n Developing a partnership program with EAC 9/26/2020 12

SOME ADVOCACY AREAS Farming as a business n Trade facilitation and markets – EAC CM; COMESA CU; AU CM EPAs- n CAADP – Pillars; participation n Agriculture innovations/technologies – conventional vis-à-vis GMOs / alternative energy; crop nutrition (manure/fertilizer use) n climate change – environmental degradation – Biofuel-land grabbing; agro-forestry n Land tenure- ownership n Education system n Among others 9/26/2020 13

SOME CHALLENGES n Pessimism/ perception- history; traditional; Representation/ organization/ visibility n Resources vis-à-vis capacity- Insufficient skills; evidence based studies; in-effective lobby; tools n M&E – tracking policies; evaluation; measuring performance/change n Sustainability- n Political- national level; REC level n Dynamism of Agriculture; high expectations n Globalization – Climate change; energy; pressure on land use; financial crunch; etc 9/26/2020 14

The End THANK YOU! MERCI! 9/26/2020 15