Japan’s Cooperation for Organizing Farmers

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

International Conference Discussed Soaring Food Price Problem Trend of Global Food Price（dollar ／ton） Tokyo International Conference for African Dev. (TICADⅣ) 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 Source : MAFF Tasks of International Community for Global Food Problem 【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 2

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

Situation of Agriculture in Africa Sahel

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

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

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

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

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

South-south Cooperation Project in Africa ●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 Trade Capacity Building Seminar “Aid for Trade in Kenya” (Nov, 6-9, 2008, Nairobi, Kenya) One of the top priority projects in MAFF JAPAN

Human Resource Development for Better Productivity 使用しない Holistic Support to Farmers through Transfer of Knowledge and Expertise of JA (Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives ) ・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) NetworkBroad Network from Village to National Level Training in Japan Post Training Follow-up Dispatch experts for post training follow-up Accept trainees from developing countries Discussion with Extension Workers (Malawi) Rice Processing in a cooperative（Malawi） Training on Poverty Alleviation Practice of Agro-processing

Japan’s Cooperation for Organizing Farmers