Information and communication management (ICM) strategies for federations of farmers' organisations CTA  
       
Programme    
 

Saturday and Sunday 8 - 9 December: Arrival of Invitees

Monday, 10 December 2001

SESSION 1: Opening Ceremony
9:00 - 10:00 Registration of Participants
10:00-11:00 Opening Ceremony
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 11:45 Presentation of the structure and objectives of the seminar (A. Vugayabagabo)

SESSION 2: General Presentation on the environment of Federations of Farmers' Organisations in the development policies & the general framework of the CTA mandate & its 2001-2005 strategic plan
11:45 - 12:30 Role of federations of farmers' organisations in the national and regional policies of agricultural and rural development in ACP countries (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: Marie Rose Mercoiret (CIRAD-France)
12:30 -13:00 General Presentation of the CTA mandate and the orientation of its Strategic Plan and the role of CTA in the development of farmers' associations and support structures
Presenter: CTA's Director or his representative
13:00 - 14:30 Group Lunch

SESSION 3: Analytical lead paper on experiences of different stakeholders in the communication strategies of farmers' associations and federations of farmers' organisations
14:30 -14:55 Presentation of the conclusions of the CTA preparatory study on ICM Practices at the level of federations of farmers' organisations (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: René Segbenou, Consultant
14:55 -15:20 Improvement of communication strategies of farmers' organisations in MVIWATA (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: MVIWATA (Tanzania)
15:20 - 15:45 Experiences of INADES-Formation on the improvement of the communication strategies of farmers' organisations (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: Ibrahim Ouedraogo, INADES-FORMATION
15:45 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:25 Improvement of communication strategies of farmers' organisations in FENOP (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: Gansonre (FENOP)
16:25 - 16:50 Experience of GTZ on its support to the improvement of information and communication strategies of farmers' organisations (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: Mrs Brigitte Reichelt (GTZ)
16:50 - 17:30 General discussions
19:00-20:00 Cocktail offered by the Director of CTA

Tuesday, 11 December 2001

WORKING GROUP SESSIONS
08:30 - 09:00 Introduction to the working group session: objectives and expected results, practical arrangements, organization of discussions and formulation of recommendations
Presenter: A. Vugayabagabo, CTA
To discuss current practices, constraints and successes
09:10 - 10:30 Working groups sessions- Session I
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00 Working groups sessions
13:00 - 14:30 Group Lunch
14:30 - 16:00 Working group sessions continue
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:15 Plenary presentation of preliminary working group reports

  

Wednesday, 12 December 2001

SESSION 4: Lead Papers on the theoretical reflections of the ICM code of federations of farmers' organisations
08:30 - 09:15 Farmers' Associations and the system of social communication: how to establish an efficient link between the two (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: Bernard Njonga (SAILD)
09:15 - 10:00 Role of the support structures (NGOs, projects, state services), donors and others in the communication strategies of federations of farmers' organisations or network of farmers' associations (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: Mr Mukute, Pelum Zimbabwe
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:15 Utilisation of adaptation of new information communication technologies (NICT) including the costs of federations of organisations (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: Gilles Mersadier, Inter-Réseaux (France)
11:15 - 12:00 Access to strategic information for the strengthening of farmers' capacities in the development process (including the cost of information) (Presentation followed by discussions)
Presenter: To be identified
12:00 - 12:30 General Discussions
12:30 - 13:00 Introduction to working group session
13:00 - 14:30 Group lunch

SESSION 5: Constitution of 4 working groups

  • Which communication strategies to promote corresponding to the types of federations of farmers' organisations
  • How does one contribute to improving the support strategies of support organisations for an efficient information & communication at the level of FFOs
  • Which concrete propositions for the exploitation & development of NICT at the level of FFOs
  • ·Which propositions for an effective financing of communication strategies of FFOs

14:30 - 16:30 Working groups session
16:30 - 16:50 Coffee Break
16:50 - 18:00 Working groups session

Thursday, 13 December 2001

08:30 - 11:00 Working group continues
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00 Working group session continues
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 - 16:00 Plenary presentation of working group reports
16:00 - 16:20 Coffee Breaks
16:20 - 18:15 Preparation of the conclusions & recommendations (Restricted group)

Friday, 14 December 2001

08:30 - 10:00 Discussion of conclusions and recommendations
10:00 - 13:00 Excursion visit for participants
Finalisation of the conclusions & recommendations (restricted group)
13:00 - 14:30 Group Lunch
14:30 - 16:00 Free afternoon for participants
Finalisation of conclusions & recommendations (restricted group)
16:00 - 17:00 Closing Ceremony
17:00 - 18:00 Refreshments

 

  
 
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