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Agriterra June 2009 |
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About Agriterra |
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news items |
| Dear reader, We present you our second international E-zine, for which we have made a selection of interesting news items from all over the world, bearing in mind one of our key-slogans: "from farmer to farmer".
AgriCord, the alliance organisation of various agri-agencies (organisations comparable with Agriterra, that are focused on agricultural development cooperation), is extending. This growth is explained by the fact that more and more organisations wish to professionalise farmer's associations, so that those can defend the interests of their members. Three organisations respectively from Spain, Italy and Finland deposited a request to join AgriCord. The Finnish government will contribute 1,6 million euros to the program of AgriCord devoted to the fight against poverty. > Read more. |
SolutionsAs you may well know, we want to serve our clients in the best possible way in terms of knowledge and in terms of resources. This is the reason why we developed ‘Solutions’. These solutions are answers to questions that are asked frequently. Depending on the type of question and on the particular situation of the client, we offer our Solutions in a certain ‘dosage’ or intensity. Due to the fact that through our joint experiences we are constantly finding new solutions, our offer is also growing. The knowledge that we offer is based on our experiences with farmer’s organisations around the world. You can order our brochure by sending an email to communications@agriterra.org or download it from our website. |
“People’s Participation Programme” (PPP) |
Young farmers from Kenya in the Dutch rain
Baby steps in Jordan |
Jeanne Aganwi from Benin got more power
"Everything in the Netherlands is big"
Since 2004, BAJK (organisation for young farmers in the southern part of the Netherlands) has been working in partnership with the young farmers of Pasaka in the Philippines. The partnership is focusing on giving support to the youth section within Pasaka, stimulating of and contributing to the economic prospects for young farmers. At the moment, two young Philippine female farmers are visiting BAJK to improve their knowledge about different livelihood subjects..., >read more A traditional raincoat for tourists |
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Agriterra is working on a new Solution, called People’s Participation Programme (PPP). PPP was originally developed by the FAO. Currently, Agriterra aims to use the People's Participation Programme in the context of rural membership organisations. The programme takes the rural poor and their development perspectives as a starting point. PPP aims to empower disadvantaged rural poor people through group formation and common action.
The weather wasn’t really good when Lilian William Kagenda, Peter Mwangi Gitika and Jacob Libuyi from Kenfap Youth (The Kenyan farmers’ organisation) visited the Netherlands in March. But that did not mean it was not a pleasant visit. Wearing raincoats and boots, the farmers visited several special agri-businesses in the northern part of the Netherlands. Members of the working group Kenya of the NAJK (Dutch young farmers organisation) had chosen these agribusinesses. . 
Agriterra isn’t very active in the Middle East, yet. During a conference in Jordan our managing director Kees Blokland was present to speak about a cooperation of farmers´ organisations with Agriterra in this area. This conference, organised by the union of Arabic farmers´ organisations, was held in March of this year. "It was a good opportunity to meet one another", Blokland says. “This was the moment we could see what this Union is about, in which stage the different countries are, but also a meeting for them with Agriterra.”
Jeanne Aganwi is a farmer in Benin, West-Africa. We, Géke Appeldoorn and Nellie van der Pasch (Agriterra), are in this country and meet Jeanne during a visit in the field. Jeanne is married and mother of four boys and three girls in the age of seven to twenty-one years old. We meet her at her cornfield, the field she got from her husband. Besides the corn production, she makes oil out of palm fruit.
Mrs Chao Su May is farmer in the Lao Cai province in Vietnam. She also collects medicines from the forest, sells medicines and receive guests in home stay. Mrs Chao Su May gives a glimpse inside her life. ...