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Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:36:41 +0000
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Additional input on ³Q1.1/1 on small farms¹ cooperatives² - where I asked:
Ousmane from Cameroon "could you give some more information on how AUMN
was set up (for
instance, is it a cooperative, set up by the government?) - and from what
you see: what have been the main advantages and challenges to make AUMN
work, in your opinion?"

Here is the additional input kindly provided by El Hadji Ousmane Ka
<[log in to unmask]>  (with thanks, Ousmane!!)

>I am El Hadji Ousmane Ka. I am an actor of development who intervenes in
>the field of agriculture and the environment.
>I am very much a  militant for a sustainable agriculture.
>I helped my government set up agricultural farms for young people in
>rural areas such as the PAPEJF project, especially to fight against
>food insecurity.
>
>AUMN is a cooperative created by the growers themselves to help
>farmers grow more and better, to achieve self-sufficiency. It is
>legally recognized, it has a (national) president and presidents in each
>union. Each union includes several operators of the same area. it
>has above all helped to achieve self-efficiency in onions and very soon
>in potatoes in Senegal. It is very likely that other sectors will
>follow.
>The government must not create cooperatives. Farmers must
>create these and then seek partners to support them in their approach with
>new production techniques and the use of organic inputs (e.g.).
>
>***** For reference - here is Ousmane¹s original input on this topic:
>> From: El Hadji Ousmane Ka <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> In the zone of Niayes (Ed: North-West region of Senegal) the
>>exploitations
>> are organized around an organization named AUMN (Ed: AUMN: Association
>>des
>> Unions Maraîchères des Niayes- see
>> 
>>https://www.upadi-agri.org/association-des-unions-maraicheres-des-niayes-
>>aumn/).

>> This organization brings together more than 300 farms. This
>>organization helps farms on a lot of things:
>> - Find subsidized inputs of quality and quantity
>> - Find financial and technical partners
>> - Facilitate the flow of products before and after harvest
>> - Defend the interest of producers
>> This organization made it possible to have several partners like PADEN
>>(Ed:
>> PADEN : Programme d'Aménagement et de Développement - see
>> http://www.paden-senegal.org/ ) ‹ It trained and sensitized many
>>producers
>> on the misuse of pesticides but also the importance of local products
>>for
>> food security.
>>
>> Humanity needs more production and avoid waste to feed itself in order
>>to
>> cope with food insecurity. Exploitation must play first and
>> foremost the biggest role.
>>
>>

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