- Technical assistance to design and implement an internal control system (see the example document in the right-hand column.
For more information on specific methodologies of some of these activities, such as Farmer Field Schools, and for support material, please see our "Guide for decision makers".
To share experiences and lessons learned, national workshops were organized in all countries, starting with Ghana in January 2007 and closing with Senegal in April 2009. Apart from presentations from the project beneficiary groups, these workshops also included presentations on the development of international organic and fair-trade markets and other certified farmer organizations were also given a platform to share their experiences.
Furthermore, national networks of organic farmers, exporters, fair-trade organizations and other actors were supported. The project workshop in Cameroon resulted in the establishment of a follow-up committee and the project funded a part-time facilitator who runs a lively e-mail discussion on the development of organic and fair-trade sectors in Cameroon.
In Ghana, the project focal point in the Ministry of Agriculture set up an organic desk in her office. Together with the Ghana Organic Agriculture network they conducted a national survey of organic farmers, traders and consumers, financed by the project. The project also supported the Fédération Nationale de l'Agriculture Biologique (FENAB) in Senegal.