1. MEDIUM TERM COOPERATION PROJECT –Phase 2: MTCP2 – 2013-2018

2. MTCP1 Challenges
FOs confronted by various issues related to rights to land, water, seeds; constraints on production, marketing, credit, etc
Diversity / Dynamics among FOs
Concerns related to inclusiveness and confidence/trust to work together
Varying level of openness of governments, IFAD and other partners to allow farmers to meaningfully engage in various level of agricultural program (designing/planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation)

3. MTCP1 GAINS
Consolidated FOs through the setting-up of national platform, steering committees which allowed FOs to define and prioritize common agenda and enhance solidarity
Increased opportunities for partnership and involvement in policy making and implementation of IFAD country program as well as other key national agricultural program
10 countries in Asia

4. South East Asia/East Asia
MTCP2 Reach
South East Asia/East Asia
Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, China
Potential expansion: Thailand, Malaysia Timor Leste, Mongolia
South Asia
India, Srilanka, Nepal, Bangladesh
Potential expansion: Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan
Pacific
Samoa, Fiji,Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands,
Other islands …
Regional
Asia – Pacific

5. FOs engaged in MTCP2: South East Asia+China
Countries
Total Number of FOs engaged in MTCP2 Platform
Remarks
Estimated total individual farmer members
1. Cambodia
30 FOs
116 villages;
10,447 HH
5,523 Farmers
2. Indonesia
12 FOs
National FOs
Around 3 million farmers
3. Philippines
FOs
322,000 farmers
4. Vietnam
15 Provincial FU
Out of 63
Farmers’ Provincial Union
2,427,000 farmers
5. Myanmar
7 FOs
7 Farmers’ Union
3,000 farmers
6. Laos
17 FOs
Village and district level
31,965 farmer
7. China
150 FC
Prov’l Cooperatives
11,000
Total
National FO, 22 Provincial Farmer Union, 150 Farmer Cooperatives
5,800,488 farmers

6. FOs engaged in MTCP2: South Asia sub-region
Countries
Total Number of FOs engaged in MTCP2 Platform
Remarks
Estimated total individual farmer members
1. Bangladesh
13 FOs
National FO
130,000
2. Sri Lanka
15 FOs
140,000
3. Nepal
29 Fos with
800,000
India
8 F0 with 2,990 groups
Total
65 national FOs
1,870,000

7. FOs engaged in MTCP2: Pacific sub-region
Countries
Total Number of FOs engaged in MTCP2 Platform
Remarks
Estimated total individual farmer members
1. Fiji
50 FOs
Teitei Taveuni
village level, island-based, commodity-based e.g.
50,000
2. Samoa
Samoa Farmers Assoc. (NIA)
7-10 FOs
Informal groups
35,000
3. Vanuatu
Farm Support Assoc.
7-10 FOs
4. Solomon Island
Kastom Garden Assoc.
7-10 Fos
5. Tonga
Tonga Growers Federation
8 FOs
20,000
Total
88 FOs
175,000

8. MTCP2 is a project FOR, BY and WITH FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS
Strategy, approach
MTCP2 is a project FOR, BY and WITH FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS
supported by partners (government, NGOs, donors, academe, etc)

9. FO-Led Project Implementation Mechanism
AFA/LVC
(Regional Implementing Agency-RIA)
Southeast Asia + China (Sub-regional Implementing Agency –SRIA)
ANFPA
South Asia
(Sub-regional Implementing Agency-SRIA)
PIFON
Pacific Sub-regional Implementing Agency-SRIA
National FO Platform/Coalition
FO 1, NIA
FO 2
FO n
National FO Platform
Regional Steering Committee
Sub-Regional Steering Committee
National Steering Committee
*CHINA NIA: FO + GO

10. 10 POINTS INNOVATIONS IN MTCP2
1.FO-LED program management 2. Improving inclusivity through Expansion of National Steering Committee (NSC, NAC, NOB) and national farmers forum 3. Improving services to members - Local Product Exchange / export ( beans, rice, etc); cooperative /social enterprise dev’t - Legal aid particularly on land issues; disaster risk management (weather-indexed crop insurance, etc) 4. Improve Women Farmer engagement in the MTCP2 Platform 5. Use of Media (radio and TV) to popularize farmers issue as well as promote FO initiatives

11. 10 POINTS INNOVATIONS IN MTCP2
6. Advocacy strategies: dovetailing policy forums to key policy making events both at national, sub-regional and regional levels 7. Harmonized tools and enhanced knowledge management - FO profiling and data-base - FO growth monitoring tool - e-bulletin, MTCP2 blog, IFAD-Asia Portal, video and case documentation, etc 8. Enhanced in-country and cross country learning exchanges 9. Demand-Driven Technical Assistance from partners (FAO, ASIADHRRA/AGRICORD, SEWA, etc) 10. Improved partnership with IFAD and other agencies in key stages of agricultural program development, implementation and management

12. MTCP2 New-FO Led Countries (Myanmar & Laos)
Components
Major Activities
Strengthening of FO and their Network
FO Profiling of member organization
Legal Registration
Organizational Development
Strengthening of governance structure
Staffing / human resource development (hiring of coordinator)
Trainings
Leadership and organizational training, cooperative training
Para-legal training on land issues
Disaster preparedness
Production and marketing trainings e.g. seedbank ,
FO’s participation in Policy Processes
Farmers’ Forum / FO agenda building
Dialogue / Networking with other sectors e.g. rice milling
Case studies for Policy Advocacy
FO’s engagement in Agricultural Development Program
Dialogue with IFAD/ Partnership with IFAD (Radio program for Myanmar
SWGAB (Laos) / SWGARRD (Myanmar)

13. MTCP2 FO Led Countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam)
Components
Major Activities
Strengthening of FO and their Network
Updating of FO profile
Strategic Planning
Intensify Trainings
Project Management Cycle
Organic production
Marketing / Social enterprise management
Policy Advocacy technology
- Social Enterprise / Value Chain
FO’s participation in Policy Processes
Sustained Advocacy related to Key Policy agenda / Researches
Cambodia: Cooperative Law
Myanmar and Laos: Land Law
Vietnam: monitoring of new land law
Philippine: Social enterprise model
Institutionalized consultation process/mechanism
accreditation/ participation in existing consultation processes/ mechanism
Advocacy/ promotion of setting-up institutionalized FO consultation process/mechanism
FO’s engagement in Agricultural Development Program
Partnership with IFAD country program
Review of partnership agreement (vietnam)
Dialogue for actual project engagement (Phil)

14. PACIFIC
Regional exchanges of expertise between farmer organizations and their private sector partners
Papaya and off-season pineapple expertise from Fiji travelling to Samoa to work with the Samoa Farmers Association on improved production practices.
Soil conservation and improvement expertise (Vanuatu Farm Support Association) travelling to Fiji to work with Tutu Rural Training Centre and Teitei Taveuni on improved practices of ally cropping and cover cropping.
Micro food processors from the Solomon Islands (Kastom Gaden and Jedom) travelling to Fiji to work with FRIEND on improved solar drying and other technologies.

15. Priority Technical Assistance Needed
Cambodia
M&E training to farmers leaders
Strategic plan development
Business plan development
Organizational management training
Marketing training
Pre and post harvest training
Financial Management
Product processing
Myanmar
Land reform policy. How to take back land confiscated during dictatorship era.
Organic farm techniques and soil treatment.
Cooperatives and self reliance programs.
Production
Indonesia
Access to FAO trainings
Philippines
Lobbying and policy advocacy techniques and strategies
Technical, legal and other evaluation of proposed laws, rules and programs of government
Vietnam
Reference materials
Networking with other FOs Donors
Laos
Capacity building in management and financial management

16. 3 key Recommendations to IFAD
Meaningful engagement of FOs at all levels
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Partnership agreement between IFAD and FO
(consolidation/networking of farmers engaged in IFAD project to existing FOs)
PROGRAM DESIGN
-Process and Mechanism: Mandatory participation of FO in the COSOP and membership in the CPMT
- Inclusion of FO window as required integral component in all IFAD country program
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
-deputized FOs as third party monitors of IFAD country program
- FO monitoring report as required document

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