MEDIA ADVISORY

Pan African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO)
Launch of the Support to Farmer Organizations of Africa Project (SFOAP) Africa

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

When: Monday, March 11, 2013

Where: Harmony Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Who: PAFO

Objectives: The Pan African Farmers Organization (PAFO) - a network comprising ALL farmers of Africa under their sub-regional umbrellas namely EAFF (Eastern Africa); PROPAC (Central Africa); ROPPA (West Africa); SACAU (Southern Africa) and UMAGRI (North Africa) are convening a workshop to launch the SFOAP II program in Addis Ababa- Ethiopia at the Harmony Hotel.
The SFOAP II is a 5 year project (2013-2017) with funding support from the EC; IFAD; Swiss Development Co-operation (SDC) and the French Development Agency (AFD) to develop the capacities of farmers of Africa around policies and economic services delivery.

The SFOAP I has already been concluded which, was a pilot phase for 3 years and whose results tremendously provided organizational strengthening; enhanced cohesion and governance; capacity on policy process; advocacy and the necessary human resources needed to professionalize Farmer organizations at national and regional level.

SFOAP II shall target the national; sub-regional and continental levels with a majority of the funding going to support national activities.

Participants:

The launch of this project will be graced by representatives from:
 AUC
 NEPAD
 FARA (Forum for Agriculture Research in Africa)
 EC Brussels office
 IFAD Roma and Ethiopia offices
 SDC
 AFD headquarters in France
 Managing Director AGRICORD
 President of PAFO
 Presidents of ROPPA; EAFF; SACAU; UMAGRI & PROPAC
 Chief Executive Officers EAFF; ROPPA; SACAU; UMAGRI and PROPAC

Journalists are invited to cover the official opening ceremony at 9 am.

For more information please contact:

Stephen MUCHIRI
CEO
Eastern Africa Farmers Federation
P.O. BOX 13747-00800
Rhapta road - Westlands; Nairobi- KENYA
Email: info@eaffu.org
Tel: +254 20 445 1691