Improving Institutional Capacity:
Strengthening Farmer Organizations in the OIC Member Countries
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2. Does the government have a body with the specific mandate to work with farmer
organizations?
Group Country Y/N Source Comments
African Countries
Cameroon 
There is no department or body with the explicit mandate to
work broadly with FOs. The two main government
organizations are the Societe de Developpement du Cacao
(SODECAO) and the Fonds de Developpement du Cacao et du
Café (FODECC), which deal with producers of specific crops.
Guinea-Bissau

N/A There is no data available to ascertain whether there is any
department or body responsible for farmer organizations in
Guinea-Bissau. What can be gathered from the very limited
information is that there is a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development. Its functions are not stated.
Benin 
Official Website of
the Benin Ministere
des Affaires
Etrangeres
Chambre Nationale d'Agriculture (CNA)
Burkina Faso 
Fondation pour
l'Agriculture et la
Ruralite dans le
Monde
Confederation Paysanne du Faso (CPF)
Mali

The "Assemblee Permanente des Chambres d'Agriculture du
Mali" (APCAM) is a representative body that comprises all nine
regional Farmers' Chambers and serves as the official
interface between FOs and the Malian Government. APCAM
works primarily with the National Directorate of Agriculture.
But please note that this organization does not operate within
the Malian Government. The co-operative law requires
regional chambers to form a representative body that would
engage with the different national directorates that are
concerned with agriculture. In a way, this is a way for the
government to outsource the function of working closely with
FOs while at the same time empowering FOs to create and run
their own representative institution.
Chad

The Government has two main structures in place for this
purpose: (i) On a national level: Direction de l'Action
Cooperative, and (ii) On a local level: Comites Locaux
d'Agreement (the exact number of these committees is not
available). Both structures are under the Ministry of
Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, Mines, and Handcrafts.
Cote d'Ivoire 
Official website of the
Ivorian Ministry of
Agriculture
The "Direction des Organisations Professionnelles Agricoles"
(DOPA), within the Ministry of Agriculture.
Senegal 
The National Council for Rural Co-operation (CNCR) was
created in 1993 and consists of 26 member federations.
Gabon 
The "Office National de Developpement Rural" (ONDR) is the
body that was created for this purpose. The office operates
under the Ministry of Agriculture, Breeding, and Rural
Development.
Gambia 
The National Agricultural Development Agency (NADA), is
charged with the organization and co-ordination of co-
operatives