PIFON signed a ground-breaking declaration of commitment with IFAD to enhance its engagement with farmers’ organizations in the region.
The declaration was signed at a ceremony in November 2016, by Afamasaga Toleafoa, PIFON Chairman, and Ronald Hartman, IFAD Country Programme Manager. “This is the first official declaration of this type between IFAD and farmers’ organizations anywhere in the world. We are very proud to have established this partnership, which will allow for greater impacts of our programmes down to the smallholder farmers of the Pacific,” said Hartman. The declaration represents an agreement between the two organizations on the important role of farmers’ organizations in agricultural development in the region. Specifically, the declaration will:
- Enhance connections between similar PIFON and IFAD activities;
- Increase opportunities for both parties to complement each other’s programmes;
- Establish better networks among IFAD and PIFON members;
- Develop policies, strategies and/or programmes that will afford mutual benefits for members; and
PIFON and IFAD agree that a relationship between the two organizations provides many opportunities to bring the voice of farmers in the region to policymakers and planners, and that both parties will continue to explore opportunities to capitalize on this relationship, such as the IFAD Farmers’ Forum.
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