Mailing address:

Contact:

Claudette de Freitas, Information Resources Manager

Telephone:

1(868) 645-1205/6/7

Fax

1(868) 645-1208

E-mail:

executive@cardi.org; ic@cardi.org

Website:

http://www.cardi.org/

Coverage:

Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent-Grenadines, Trinidad-Tobago.

Summary description:

With offices in 12 countries in the Caribbean, CARDI has a mandate to enhance the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the region through the generation and development of new and improved production technologies and marketing systems for priority commodities, and transfer of these technologies to local producers. The main areas of focus include commodities such as small ruminants, hot pepper, root crops and thematic areas such as organic production, natural resources management, biotechnology, integrated pest management, genetic improvement and post harvest. CARDI has collaborative arrangements with regional and international research and development organizations and acts as Regional Branch Office of CTA.

Mailing address:

University of the South Pacific (USP), Alafua Campus, Private Bag, Apia, Samoa

Contact:

Dr Mohamed Umar, Director

Telephone:

685-2237 2

Fax

685-2234 7

E-mail:

uspireta@samoa.usp.ac.fj

Website:

http://www.sidsnet.org/pacific/usp/

Coverage:

Cook Islands , Federated State of Micronesia,  Fiji,  Kiribati,  Marshall Islands,  Nauru,  Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu ,  Vanuatu

Summary description:

IRETA is part of the University of the South Pacific and has the mission to assist in meeting the needs and improving the well being of the people of the South Pacific by providing agricultural education to a wide range of people, directly through its teaching programmes and indirectly through its training of teachers and advisers; developing and adapting new technology to improve food production, resource conservation and sustainable development; and disseminating information throughout the region by way of an array of different media. IRETA acts as Regional Branch Office of CTA in the Pacific.

Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)

Mailing address:

Telephone:

256-41-320556

Fax

256-41-321126

E-mail:

secretariat@asareca.org ; s.ketema@asareca.org

Website:

http://www.asareca.org/

Coverage:

Burundi, D. R. Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda

Summary description:

ASARECA is a non-political organization of the National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) of ten countries: Burundi, D. R. Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. It aims at increasing the efficiency of agricultural research in the region so as to facilitate economic growth, food security and export competitiveness through productive and sustainable agriculture. ASARECA carries out its activities through regional research networks, programmes and projects.

Eastern and Central Africa Programme for Agricultural Policy Analysis (ECAPAPA) – (a Programme of ASARECA)

Mailing address:

Plot 13, John Babiiha Road,
P O Box 765, Entebbe, Uganda

Contact:

Dr Isaac J. Minde, Regional Programme Coordinator

Telephone:

256 41 321780/751

Fax

256 41 321777

E-mail:

ecapapa@asareca.org

Website:

http://www.w1.co.ug/asareca/htdocs/ecapapa/

Coverage:

Burundi, D. R. Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda

Summary description:

ECAPAPA's overall goal is to promote regional economic growth through application of growth-enhancing agricultural policies and, in the process, to help build a sustainable capacity in eastern and central Africa to utilise and contribute to agricultural policy research and analysis. ECAPAPA supports (i) building capacity primarily within National Agricultural Research Institutes, to increase their ability to affect policy and to relate their technology development programmes to existing policies; (ii) improving regional agricultural policies through supporting analysis in selected thematic areas and (iii) supporting a network among interest groups, policy analysts and decision-makers to coordinate and link agricultural policy activities in the region.

Regional Agricultural Information Network (RAIN) – (a Programme of ASARECA)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Dorothy Mukhebi, Regional Programme Coordinator

Telephone:

256 41 321775/322129

Fax

256 41 321777

E-mail:

rain@asareca.org

Website:

www.asareca.org/rain

Coverage:

Burundi, D. R. Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda

Summary description:

RAIN is one of the 19 networks operating under the umbrella of ASARECA. Its goal is to contribute to enhanced productivity, value added and competitiveness of the regional agricultural systems. Specifically is objective is to improve the availability and utilization of regionally harmonized information and communication systems and services. RAIN seeks to achieve its objective by (i) assisting national agricultural research institutes and universities to strengthen their capacities for managing agricultural information; (ii) encouraging national programmes to add value to their agricultural information by sharing resources; (iii) providing a regional forum in which national strategies for development and use of agricultural information can be harmonized; (iv) promoting support for agricultural information among policymakers and senior managers.

Conférence des Ministres de l’Agriculture de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre (CMA/ AOC)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Baba Dioum, Coordonnateur Général

Telephone:

221-8691 190

Fax

221-8691 193

E-mail:

cmaoc@cmaoc.org

Website:

http://www.cmaoc.org

Coverage:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cap-vert, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Togo.

Summary description:

La CMA/ AOC est une organisation inter-gouvernementale qui regroupe les Ministres de l'Agriculture et/ou de l'Elevage des 20 pays membres d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre ( AOC). Créée en 1991, elle a formulé dès ses premières assises des propositions qui apportent une réponse pertinente aux contraintes majeures du secteur agricole en AOC, par (i) le développement des échanges intra-régionaux grâce à la création d'un marché régional des produits agricoles; (ii) la promotion de produits d'exportation par une meilleure compétitivité ; et (iii) l'élaboration de mesures d'accompagnement transversales pour favoriser un développement durable de l'Agriculture et une harmonisation des politiques agricoles au niveau régional.

Réseau d’Éxpertise des Politiques Agricoles (REPA) (Network)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Dr Thiendou Niang, Directeur

Telephone:

221-8699 0130/1/2

Fax

221- 8243921

E-mail:

repa@sentoo.sn

Website:

http://www.cmaoc.org/fr/repa/repa.htm

Coverage:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cap-vert, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo.

Summary description:

Le Réseau a pour but, en relation avec la CMA/ AOC, les organisations internationales, le secteur privé, les organisations non gouvernementales, les organismes de recherche et les chercheurs, de renforcer les capacités d'analyse des politiques agricoles existantes dans les régions d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre, notamment par (i) une amélioration de la capacité et de l'efficacité de la formulation et de gestion des politiques agricoles sur le plan national et régional ; (ii) une prise de conscience au niveau des structures institutionnelles et une plus grande flexibilité de ces dernières, pour faire face aux changements de l'environnement international et des économies nationales et , (iii) l'adoption d'une approche participative des Etats dans la formulation et la mise en oeuvre des politiques et l'évaluation de leur impact.

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agricultural (IICA)

Mailing address:

Sede Central IICA, Depto. SJO 489, P O Box 025216,
Miami, FL. 33102, USA

Contact:

Dr Arlington Chesney, Director of Operations, Caribbean Area and Adviser to Director General on Caribbean Affairs

Telephone:

(506) 224-8525

Fax

(506) 283-9173

E-mail:

arlington.chesney@iica.ac.cr

Website:

http://www.iica.int

Coverage:

Antigua-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Vincent-the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad-Tobago

Summary description:

IICA is the specialized agency for agriculture and rural well-being of the inter-American system. Founded 60 years ago, it has 34 Member States, offices in every one of them and Headquarters in Costa Rica. Its mission is to support the efforts of the Member States to achieve progress and prosperity in the hemisphere, through the modernization of the rural sector, the promotion of food security and the development of an agricultural sector that is competitive, technologically prepared, environmentally managed and socially equitable for the peoples of the Americas.

Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Tobias Takavarasha, Chief Executive Officer

Telephone:

263-4792 348/50

Fax

263-4792 411

E-mail:

policy@fanrpan.org

Website:

http://www.fanrpan.org

Coverage:

Angola, Botswana ,Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Summary description:

FANRPAN mission is to co-ordinate, influence and facilitate policy research, analysis and dialogue at the national, regional and global levels, in order to develop the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources sector through networking, capacity building and generation of information for the benefit of all stakeholders in the SADC region.

Caribbean Agribusiness Marketing Intelligence & Development Network (CAMID)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Claudette de Freitas, Information Resources Manager

Telephone:

1 (868) 645-1205 /1206/1207

Fax

1 (868) 645-1208

E-mail:

camid@cardi.org

Website:

http://www.camid.org/

Coverage:

Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad &Tobago.

Summary description:

The Caribbean Agribusiness Marketing Intelligence and Development (CAMID) Network is comprised of national, regional and international public and private sector agribusiness entities that are willing to actively collaborate in the provision of sustainable market intelligence and trade facilitation services to the agribusiness sector in the region.

Mailing address:

Contact:

Telephone:

1 (868) 645-1205 /1206/1207

Fax

1 (868) 645-1208

E-mail:

ic@cardi.org and dfreitas@tstt.net.tt (Ms. Claudette de Freitas)

carinet@trinidad.net (Dr. Barrow)

Website:

http://www.caripestnet.org

Coverage:

Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent-Grenadines, Trinidad-Tobago.

Summary description:

CariPestNet is a network supporting the exchange of information on issues concerning plant protection and quarantine in the Caribbean. Membership to CariPestNet is free and open to people who belong to government research and extension services, scientific organisations, academic institutions, universities and schools, non-governmental organizations and the private sector sharing common interests in plant protection. The forum enables members to (i) access regional and global expertise on plant pest, their diagnosis and management, (ii) obtain preliminary diagnosis of plant pests and diseases on the basis of submitted digital images and textual descriptions, (iii) share information and lessons learned and (iv) post announcements which are relevant to plant protection and quarantine in the region. CariPestNet has been established in 2003 under the auspices of CARINET, and with the support of CTA and PestNet.

Le Réseau d'Expertise des Politiques Agricoles (REPA) (Network of Experts on Agricultural Policies)

Mailing address:

Contact:

M. Thiendou Niang, Director

Telephone:

(221) 869 01 31

Fax

Fax : 824 39 21

E-mail:

repa@sentoo.sn

Website:

http://www.repa.org

Coverage:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, The Gambia Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Chad and Togo.

Summary description:

The network aims to build capacity for analysis of existing agricultural policies in West and Central Africa closely together with CMA/ AOC, international organisations, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, research institutes and researchers. It will do so particularly by (i) upgrading capacity for, and enhancing efficiency in the formulation and management of agricultural policies at the national and regional level; (ii) raising awareness among institutional bodies for them to be more flexible to changes at the international level and in national economies; and (iii) ensuring that States adopt a participatory approach in the formulation and delivery of policies, and in evaluating the impact of these policies.

The Caribbean Agricultural Information Service (CAIS)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Claudette de Freitas, Information Resources Manager

Telephone:

1 (868) 645-1205 /1206/1207

Fax

1 (868) 645-1208

E-mail:

ic@cardi.org

Website:

http://www.caisnet.org

Coverage:

Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British virgin Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent-Grenadines, Trinidad &Tobago.

Summary description:

The Caribbean Agricultural Information Service ( CAIS) has been established to improve access to information that will directly impact on the productive capacity of the agricultural sector. CAIS assists agriculture stakeholder groups at the national level of respective countries to develop their capacity in information and communication, including the development of information products and services, training, as well as networks.

African Women's Development & Communication Network (FEMNET)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Lynne M. Wanyeki, Executive Director

Telephone:

+254 2 3741301/20

Fax

+254 2 3742927

E-mail:

info@femnet.or.ke

Website:

www.femnet.or.ke

Coverage:

West Africa , Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa

Summary description:

FEMNET was set up in 1988 to share information, experiences, ideas and strategies among African women's non-governmental organisations (NGOs) through communications, networking, training and advocacy so as to advance women's development, equality and other women's human rights in Africa. FEMNET provides an infrastructure for and a channel through which these NGOs can reach one another and share information, experiences and strategies.

Pacific Islands Energy Gender ( PEG) Network

Contact:

Telephone:

(679) 3381377 

Fax

(679) 3370040 

E-mail:

yogita@sopac.org 

Website:

forthcoming  

Coverage:

American Samoa (Associate), Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji Islands, French Polynesia (Associate), Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia (Associate), New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Summary description:

PEG  envisions “available, reliable, affordable, environmentally sound energy for sustainable development and gender equity for all Pacific islanders”.  The network's objective is to further gender equity and sustainable energy development in the Pacific region through networking, awareness raising, education and advocacy.

Caribbean Network of Rural Women Producers (CANROP)

Mailing Address

Contact:

Rose Rajbansee, Coordinator

Telephone:

1 (868) 6681494

Fax

1 (868) 6284562 (IICA)

E-mail:

rose@cablenett.net

Website:

http://www.dgroups.org/groups/cta/canrop/

Coverage:

Barbados , Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad &Tobago.

Summary description:

The mission of CNRWP is to empower rural women to improve their standard of living. This is done through training, cultural exchanges, networking and promoting inter- and in intra-regional trade. It facilitates access to specialized credit, seeks to create sustainable employment opportunities and undertakes advocacy to sensitize society to the needs and contributions of women in agriculture.

The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Chief Executive Officer: Roland Charles

Telephone:

+ 27 123226980

Fax

+27 123200556

E-mail:

sacau@agriinfo.co.za

Website:

Under construction

Coverage:

Namibia , South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Summary description:

The vision of SACAU is to attain regional co-operation and understanding among farmers' organisations, agricultural leaders, and the farming community in the SADC region. This is considered vital in strengthening the voice of agriculture in its relations with governments and other stakeholders to promote the well-being of all the farmers and the overall viability of agriculture in the region. SACAU members currently include 7 national general agriculture unions from 4 SADC countries. Commodity associations and other types of agriculture groupings are being considered for membership.

SACAU aims to support capacity building initiatives of member organisations; develop and implement a regional/international market information system; and establish a forum for the discussion of matters of common concern and to promote a common understanding of and approach to such matters.

The Secretariat is also active in commissioning studies, disseminating views and information, and promoting the growth and development of Farmer Organisations within SADC. SACAU aims to strengthen the association with the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) and any association or body having objectives or interests similar or complimentary to those of SACAU.

Institute for Research, Extension and Training in Agriculture (IRETA)

Mailing address:

University of the South Pacific (USP), Alafua Campus, Private Bag, Apia, Samoa

Contact:

Dr Mohamed Umar, Director

Telephone:

685-2237 2

Fax

685-2234 7

E-mail:

uspireta@samoa.usp.ac.fj

Website:

http://www.sidsnet.org/pacific/usp/

Coverage:

Summary description:

The Agricultural Liaison Officer ( ALO) Network began its operations in 1983 as a two-way linkage between the Institute for Research, Extension and Training in Agriculture ( IRETA) and the USP member countries.  The Network has 10 ALO's and remains the corner-stone of IRETA's outreach program in information sharing and dissemination to its stakeholders within and between the ACP member nations.  Apart from an annual ALO Meeting in which the following years programmes and agreed upon, the ALOs also contribute to IRETA's South Pacific Agriculture News ( SPAN) that is widely distributed and read throughout the Pacific region.  ALOs provide coordination role for most IRETA activities at the national level.  In short, ALO Network services as the "eyes" and "ears" of IRETA in promoting information exchange and development at the national level.

Réseau d’Appui à la citoyenneté Des Femmes Rurales Ouest-Africaines et du Tchad (RESACIFROAT)

Mailing Address:

Contact:

Rosalie Ouoba

Telephone:

+226 70235534 ou 20973803

Fax:

None

E-mail:

rosalieouoba@yahoo.fr ou resacifroat@fasonet.bf

Website:

None

Coverage:

Bénin, Burkina-Faso, Mali, Niger, Tchad, Togo, Sénégal et la Côte d'Ivoire.

Summary description:

Le mandat du RESACIFROAT c'est de développer et/ou renforcer les capacités des femmes rurales organisées et plus particulièrement les membres de l' Union des Femmes Rurales Ouest africaines et du Tchad (UFROAT) pour qu'elles soient capables d'analyser les situations, faire des propositions pertinentes et prendre des décisions aux côtés des autres membres de leurs communautés sur un pied d'égalité. Appuyer et accompagner les femmes rurales dans les concertations, la négociation et la défense de leurs intérêts et leurs droits. Le RESACIFROAT privilégie la méthode de la communication pour le développement et ses stratégies d'actions sont entre autres l'animation de débats sociaux, la formation, l'animation de rencontres d'échanges entre les femmes rurales, l'organisation de voyages d'études

Year of establishment:

2000

WWF South Pacific Programme

Mailing Address:

Contact:

Kesaia Tabunakawai, Regional Programme Director

Telephone:

Fax:

Fax : +679 3315 410

E-mail:

ktabunakawai@wwfpacific.org.fj

Website:

http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj

Coverage:

South Pacific Countries

Summary description:

Please refer to http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/index.cfm

Year of establishment:

1961

World Conservation Union /Regional Office for Southern Africa (IUCN/ROSA)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Dr Ebenezer Chonguiça, Regional Programme Coordinator

Telephone:

263-4705 714

Fax

263-4720 738

E-mail:

yemik@iucnrosa.org.zw

Website:

www.iucnrosa.org.zw

Coverage:

Angola, Demo cratic Repubic of Congo, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Summary description:

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Regional office for southern Africa was established in Zimbabwe in 1987 to serve the southern African region in the development of skills in conservation and natural resource management. In southern Africa, IUCN - in partnership with its 69 member organisations - is developing, testing and demonstrating appropriate environmental and natural resources management systems. IUCN is also influencing and supporting the development and implementation of environmental and natural resources management policies at national, regional and global levels. In addition, IUCN ensures availability and understanding of environmental and natural resources management information and advocates for its increased use in decision-making.

ERMIS-AFRICA (Environmental Research, Mapping, and Information Systems in Africa)

Mailing Address:

Contact:

Mr. Julius Muchemi

Telephone:

Tel: +254 – (0)51 – 2213323

Fax:

+254 – (0)51 – 2214536

E-mail:

julius@ermisafrica.org

Website:

http://www.ermisafrica.org

Coverage:

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia, Somalia, Madagascar, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi Cameroon, Ethiopia, Sudan and South Africa

Summary description:

ERMIS Africa is a non-profit making local NGO based in Nakuru, Kenya. The organization was founded in 1999 and legally registered in 2004. It's core activity is Community Mapping/PGIS. Since its establishment, ERMIS Africa has grown immensely and has attained international recognition through its proved competence in handling international responsibilities. ERMIS Africa has a regional mandate to share knowledge, ideas, experiences, skills and strategies on PGIS and community mapping among development practitioners and local resource dependant communities.

Year of establishment:

2004

Conseil West et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le developpement Agricole (CORAF) or West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (WECARD)

Mailing address:

Contact:

Dr. Paco Sereme, Executive Secretary

Telephone:

221 825 96 18

Fax

221 825 55 69

E-mail:

Paco.sereme@coraf.org

Website:

http://www.coraf.org/index.html

Coverage:

Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Cap Vert, Centrafrique, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambie, Ghana, Guinée, Guinée Bissau, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, Nigeria, République Démo cratique du Congo, Sénégal, Sierra Leone, Tchad, Togo

Summary description:

Le CORAF/WECARD a pour mission d’améliorer l’efficience et l’efficacité de la recherche agricole en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre en contribuant à la construction et à la consolidation des capacités des Systèmes Nationaux de Recherches Agricoles ( SNRA), à travers la coopération entre ses membres, les partenaires au développement, les organismes régionaux et internationaux, le Secteur Privé, les Organisations Non Gouvernementales, les utilisateurs des résultats de la recherche d’une part, de consolider la place de la sous région Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre dans le contexte de la recherche et du développement agricole international, d’autre part.

Les organes constitutifs du CORAF/WECARD sont: l'Assemblée générale, le Comité exécutif, le Comité Scientifique et Technique et le Secrétariat Exécutif.

Ses outils de coopération ou Unités Opérationnelles de recherche sont les réseaux associatifs de recherche (Arachide, Riz, Elevage, Racines et tubercules, Coton, Maïs, Résistance à la sécheresse, Ressources génétiques, Banane et plantain, Forêt, Mil et sorgho, Semences et matériel de plantation), les bases-centres (Centre international de recherche/ développement sur l’élevage en zone subhumide, Centre d’étude régional pour l’amélioration de l’adaptation à la sécheresse, International Trypanotolerant Center) les pôles régionaux de recherche (Systèmes irrigués en zone soudano-sahélienne, Développement des savanes d’Afrique Centrale) et les projets régionaux de recherche (Amélioration et la gestion de la jachère en Afrique de l’Ouest).