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A. PROJECT SUMMARY 1. Project objectives The overall project objective is to contribute to the empowerment of Moldovan farmers and to increase their income. To achieve this, the project aims to create a sustainable and capacitated national AGROinform Federation that is based on a considerable number of viable member- NGOs at regional level. The specific objectives of the project are as following: 1. a capacitated national AGROinform Federation that:
2. sustainable, Regional Organizations that:
2. Project activities ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL LEVEL Objective 1.1: The Federation is effectively managed, well connected, transparent and controlled by farmers - improve the function of the board (especially in lobbying); improve and simplify internal procedures; promote effective Public Relation activities; team building in the network; explore ways to cooperate with partners; establish international partnerships; develop a donor consortium; develop project proposals Objective 1.2: The Federation represents the interests of the member-NGOs and their members - make studies in cooperation with regional NGOs and CRED, create alliances in and outside CRED, design and conduct lobby campaigns, select and train interested farmers in lobby aspects Objective 1.3: Capacity building at regional level - train the staff and board members of RO, coach staff and board members of RO, provide RO with the systems and procedures Objective 1.4: Sustainable supports services of the Federation to the ROs via central services - develop new publications, publish the national newspaper AGROinform, develop a sustainable marketing unit, based on the present MIS and AGRAVISTA website, provide access to national level expertise, maintain and update the Farm Management Database (FMD) ACTIVITIES AT REGIONAL LEVEL Objective 2.1: Regional organizations are effectively managed and well connected, transparent and controlled by farmers - design a strategy to become sustainable in 2009 Improve the management of the ROs Objective 2.2: Regional organizations assist farmers with services on production and marketing -provide extension services on production technology to members, assist farmers in marketing their products, support members in their investment planning and loan applications, support members in farm analysis and planning, support members in their farm administration and tax issues Objective 2.3: Regional organizations develop leadership among their members - stimulate farmers to be actively involved in the RO and in lobbying at national level 3. Main expected results Main expected results for objective 1
Main expected results for objective 2
Project start date: 01.01.2007 Project end date: 31.12.2009 |