1 Japan’s Cooperation for Organizing Farmers International Cooperation Division Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (MAFF) Photo ： Wikipedia

2 Tasks of International Community for Global Food Problem International Conference Discussed Soaring Food Price Problem Trend of Global Food Price （ dollar ／ ton ） Source : MAFF Tokyo International Conference for African Dev. (TICAD Ⅳ ) 28 – 30 of May, 2008 FAO High Level Conference High Level Meeting on Global Food Security, Climate Change and Bio-Energy （ Rome ） 3 – 5 of Jun, 2008 Hokkaido Toyako Summit 7 – 9 of July, 2008 【 Short -Term Measures 】 ・ Emergency food aid for developing counties ・ Voluntary restraint of trade action such as export prohibition 【 Medium and Long-Term Measures 】 ・ Enhancement of agricultural production in each country including agricultural technical assistance for developing counties ・ Promoting bio-fuel which is compatible with food security ・ Strengthening international cooperation for data collection and analysis regarding food supply and demand

3 Trends in the Amount of ODA and Share of Agriculture Sector in the World Trend of World ODA and Recent Move Total Amount of ODA Social Infrastructure (%) Agriculture Sector (%) Source ：ＯＥＣＤ－Ｄ ＡＣ (Million dollar)

Situation of Agriculture in Africa Sahel

Food Supply in Africa Source ： FAO ・ STAT Maize Cassava Rice Sorghum

28 mil ton Irrigated field Rain-fed lowland Rain-fed upland Countries have been selected from Sub- Sahara Africa, considering possibility of rice production, etc. Supported Countries Main Support JICA,AGRA,JIRCAS, WARDA, IRRI, etc. Research ability enhancement, Variety improvement, Seed multiplication, Paddy fields development, Irrigation, Extension of cultivation, Post-harvest improvement Doubling and Self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) Note: Consumption amount in the future is estimated by MAFF 37mil ton SSR ５５％ SSR ７７％ ２８ mil ton Contents of Support Assistance Scheme 14 mil ton (2007 ) Initiative for Doubling Rice Production in Africa Photo: Tsuboi of JICA Photo: JIRCAS MAFF Produ- ction Consu- mption Cooperation (2017) 14 mil ton 26mil ton

Main Support of MAFF for Increasing Rice Production in Africa ○Research & Development on African Rice ○ Extension of Crop Cultivation including Rice ○ Pilot Project and Extension of Rice cultivation techniques in Inland Valley (lowland) × Asian Rice African Rice Develop Paddy Fields NERICA (New Rice for Africa), etc. Develop Irrigation Photo: HP of Kinki Univ.

Main Support of MAFF for Capacity Building in Africa ○ Promote South-South Cooperation ○ Activate Farmers’ Groups ○ Capacity Building for African Researchers

Merits Gained by Farmers When Organized into Agricultural Cooperatives ○ Mutually providing loans ○ Engaging in joint marketing of products ○ Joint purchase of agricultural inputs

ＡＦＲＩＣＡ ○ Holding of Seminars ○ Dissemination of training results ○ Agricultural guidance, Group purchase/marketing, processing, shared use of facilities, finance, etc. ○ Visit to Japan Agricultural Cooperatives ○ Making of Action Plan Guidance Step 1 Accept Trainees Step 2 Local Guidance （ Follow-up ） Japanese Experts 【 Trainees 】 Government Officials, NGOs’ staffs and Farmers’ Groups Leaders Supporting Program (Training course) for Farmers’ Organizations ＪＡＰＡＮ Training in Japan Post training follow-up

STEP 1 ： Training in JAPAN ○ COUNTRIES Burkina Faso 、 Niger 、 Benin 、 Cote d’Ivoire ○ METHOD Lecture 、 Study Visit 、 Discussion etc ○ DURATION 12/1/2009 － 30/1/2009 ○ COUNTRIES Burkina Faso 、 Niger 、 Benin 、 Cote d’Ivoire ○ METHOD Dispatch experts to follow-up ○ DURATION 7/2/2009 － 7/3/2009 STEP 2 ： Post training follow-up in trainees country Supporting Program (Training course) for Farmers’ Organizations in 2009

● Since October, 2006 ● Target Countries: LDC Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa ● Objectives: To promote agricultural productivity focusing on rice production, irrigation, aquaculture and market access ● How: Capacity development for government staff and other stakeholders through training One of the top priority projects in MAFF JAPAN South-south Cooperation Project in Africa Trade Capacity Building Seminar “Aid for Trade in Kenya” (Nov, 6-9, 2008, Nairobi, Kenya)

Human Resource Development for Better Productivity ・ Farm Management, Life Support Agricultural Business,Group Purchase/Marketing, Sharing Agro-Processing Facility, Banking ・ Support of Farmers Activity Farmers Market, Promotion of Local Product ・ JA (Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives) Network Broad Network from Village to National Level Accept trainees from developing countries Holistic Support to Farmers through Transfer of Knowledge and Expertise of JA (Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives ) Post Training Follow-up Training in Japan Training on Poverty Alleviation Dispatch experts for post training follow-up Discussion with Extension Workers (Malawi) Rice Processing in a cooperative （ Malawi ） Practice of Agro-processing 使用しない