MEDIUM TERM COOPERATION

PROJECT –Phase 2: Asia –Pacific Milestones

1. Setting-up a Farmer-Led Strategy, approach

Improving inclusivity through Expansion of -National Steering Committee (NSC, NAC, NOB) and -national farmers forum

supported by partners (government, NGOs, donors, academe, etc)

MTCP2 is a project FOR, BY and WITH FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS

Operationalized FO-Led Project Implementation Mechanism-3 SRIA agreements, 16 LOAs signed by NIA

AFA/LVC(Regional Implementing Agency-RIA)

AFA/LVCSoutheast Asia + China

(Sub-regional Implementing Agency

–SRIA)

ANFPASouth Asia

(Sub-regional Implementing Agency-SRIA)

PIFONPacific Sub-regional

Implementing Agency-SRIA

National FO Platform/Coalition

FO 1, NIA

FO 2 FO n

National FO Platform/Coalition

FO 1, NIA

FO 2 FO n

National FO Platform

FO 1, NIA

FO 2 FO n

Regional Steering

Committee

Sub-Regional Steering

Committee

National Steering

Committee

*CHINA NIA: FO + GO

South East Asia/East

Asia

• Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, China

• Potential expansion: Thailand, Malaysia Timor Leste, Mongolia

South Asia

• India, Srilanka, Nepal, Bangladesh

• Potential expansion: Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan

Pacific

• Samoa, Fiji,Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands,

• Other islands …

2. MTCP2 Expanded Reach

Regional Asia – Pacific

FOs engaged in MTCP2: South East Asia+ChinaCountries Total Number of

FOs engaged in MTCP2 Platform

Remarks Estimated total individual farmer members

1. Cambodia 30 FOs 116 villages; 10,447 HH5,523 Farmers

2. Indonesia 12 FOs National FOs Around 3 million farmers

3. Philippines 10 FOs National FOs 322,000 farmers

4. Vietnam 15 Provincial FUOut of 63

Farmers’ Provincial Union

2,427,000 farmers

5. Myanmar 7 FOs 7 Farmers’ Union 3,000 farmers

6. Laos 17 FOs Village and district level

31,965 farmer

7. China 150 FC Prov’l Cooperatives

11,000

Total 22 National FO, 22 Provincial Farmer Union, 150 Farmer Cooperatives

5,800,488 farmers

FOs engaged in MTCP2: South Asia sub-region

Countries Total Number of FOs engaged in MTCP2 Platform

Remarks Estimated total individual farmer members

1. Bangladesh 13 FOs National FO 130,000

2. Sri Lanka 15 FOs National FO 140,000

3. Nepal 29 Fos with National FO 800,000

4. India 8 F0 with 2,990 groups

National FO 800,000

Total 65 national FOs 1,870,000

FOs engaged in MTCP2: Pacific sub-regionCountries Total Number of FOs

engaged in MTCP2 Platform

Remarks Estimated total individual farmer members

1. Fiji 50 FOsTeitei Taveuni

village level, island-based, commodity-based e.g.

50,000

2. Samoa Samoa Farmers Assoc. (NIA)

7-10 FOsInformal groups

35,000

3. Vanuatu Farm Support Assoc. 7-10 FOs 35,000

4. Solomon Island Kastom Garden Assoc. 7-10 Fos 35,000

5. Tonga Tonga Growers Federation

8 FOs 20,000

Total 88 FOs 175,000

OTHER KEY INNOVATIONS IN MTCP2

3. Improving services to members - Local Product Exchange / export ( beans, rice, etc); cooperative /social enterprise dev’t - Legal aid particularly on land issues; disaster risk management (weather-indexed crop insurance, etc)4. Improve Women Farmer engagement in the MTCP2 Platform 5. Use of Media (radio and TV) to popularize farmers issue as well as promote FO initiatives

OTHER KEY INNOVATIONS IN MTCP2

6. Advocacy strategies: dovetailing policy forums to key policy making events both at national, sub-regional and regional levels 7. Harmonized tools and enhanced knowledge management - FO profiling and data-base - FO growth monitoring tool - e-bulletin, MTCP2 blog, IFAD-Asia Portal, video and case documentation, etc8. Enhanced in-country and cross country learning exchanges9. Demand-Driven Technical Assistance from partners (FAO, ASIADHRRA/AGRICORD, SEWA, etc)10. Improved partnership with IFAD and other agencies in key stages of agricultural program development, implementation and management

3 key Recommendations to IFAD

Meaningful engagement of FOs at all levels

PROGRAM DESIGN-Process and Mechanism: Mandatory participation of FO in the COSOP and membership in the CPMT- Inclusion of FO window as required integral component in all IFAD country program

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

- Partnership agreement between IFAD and FO

(consolidation/networking of farmers engaged in IFAD project to existing FOs) MONITORING AND

EVALUATION-deputized FOs as third party monitors of IFAD country program- FO monitoring report as required document

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