- Co-ordination and collaboration among member organizations
- Sharing of information, expertise and resources among members
- Collaboration with relevant government and research relevant government and research institutions as well as national and international NGOs pursuing similar objectives
- Creating of awareness through education, lobbying and dialogue with policy makers for favorable framework conditions for SARD
- Training of trainers in technical skills and participatory approaches
- Promotion of pilot SARD Project in the regions as centers for pilot SARD Projects in the regions as centers for experimentation and demonstration
PROGRAMMES FOR STRENGTHENING ECASARD FARMERS’ ORGANIZATION ARE
- Trade capacity development
- Organizational strengthening and knowledge sharing
- Smallholder contract farming in agric-food chains
- Cooperative marketing strategies
- Women in farmers organizations
Programme of Activities for ECASARD
1.0) CAPACITY BUILDING
(Goal: Human Resource capacity for Effective PID and SARD Technologies Strengthened)
2.0) MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION
(Goal: Management and organizational structure improved and strengthen)
3.0) FINANCE
(Goal: Mechanism for Financial Sustainability developed and operationalized)
4.0) ADVOCACY, GENDER AND GOVERNANCE
(Goal: Good Governance effective advocacy and main streamed gender issues institutionalized)
5.0) AGRI BUSINESS
(Goal: Economic positions of the FBO’s in the value chain strengthened)
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