CPM RESTRUCTURING: TRAINING OF FARMERS ANIMATORS IN BONGOLAVA DISTRICT

The training of responsible on the campaign for the improvement of the structure of CPM in the Bongolava District took place on 24 and 25 August at the FJKM Tsiroanomandidy.

Mr. Louis Raymond RANDRIANONY, Chief of the Board, led the training, confirming that importance as it ensures that the objective is to improve the CPM system from the grassroot level. For the Bongolava district, these campaigns are organized for eight communes: Ambararatabe, Maritampona, Ankadinondry, Bemahatazana, Fihaonana, Tsinjoarivo Imanga, Mahasolo and Ambatolampy. In order to obtain good results, the CPM will employ a farmers Animator, including one farmers Animator for a municipality. The aim is to establish at least one farmers organization (FO) for each Fokontany and at least seven (07) Farmers Organization (FO) in a rural commune to form the Union of Farmers Organizations (UFO) It should be emphasized that these farmers Animator do not work alone, they work closely with regional secretariats and regional offices. According to the organization of farmers Animator, October 15 will be fixed as the deadline for the formalization of the Farmers Organizations for each rural commune.

Photo of the participants – farmers animators of the CPM in BONGOLAVA District

PROFESSIONAL PROJECT « CULTURE OF CORN » OF CPM AND AROPA, FARMERS BEGIN TO COMMERCIALIZE PRODUCTION

The professional project of CPM with AROPA has begun in December 2016, financed by IFAD, focusing on improving the standard of living of farmers through the production and sale of maize produced in the regions Amoron’i Mania and Anosy. The objective is to professionalize farmers in maize sector by creating cooperatives that must be autonomous and sustainable.
 At present, these farmers sell these products, which take place through a « bundling ». 300 t of maize for the Amoron’i Mania region is already in partnership with AGRIVAL and 1400 t in the Anosy region is being negotiated with the WFP.
It should be mentioned that more than 3,500 EAFs (Family Farm Exploitation) benefit from the advantages of this 25-month project, which will end in December 2018


Photo of the MIEZAKA cooperative warehouse in Ambatofinandrahana

FANATSARANA NY RAFITRA CPM, NATAO TAO TSIROANOMANDIDY NY FAMPIOFANANA IREO OLONA HIANDRAIKITRA IZANY HO AN’NY FARITRA BONGOLAVA

Natao ny 24 sy 25 Aogositra 2017 lasa teo, tao amin’ny Centre d’acceuil FJKM Tsiroanomandidy, ny fampiofanana ireo olona hiandraikitra ny fanentanana ho an’ny fanatsarana ny rafitra CPM ato amin’ny Faritra Bongolava.

Nitarika izany fampiofanana izany ny Filohan’ny Filankevim-pitantanan’ny CPM Andriamatoa RANDRIANONY Louis Raymond izay, nanamafy ny maha-zava-dehibe izao fampiofanana izao satria, miantoka ny hahatratrarana ny tanjona izany dia, ny fanatsarana ny rafitra CPM miainga avy any ifotony. Ho an’ity Faritra Bongolava ity dia, Kaominina valo no anaovana izany fanentanana izany dia ireto avy : Ambararatabe, Maritampona, Ankadinondry, Bemahatazana, Fihaonana, Tsinjoarivo Imanga, Mahasolo ary Ambatolampy.

Mba ahazoana vokatra tsara dia mampiasa Tantsaha Mpanentana ny CPM ka, Tantsaha Mpanentana iray ho an’ny Kominina iray. Tanjona amin’izany ny hananganana Fikambanana Fototra (FF) iray misy mpikambana fito fara-fahakeliny isaky ny Fokontany ary Fikambanana Fototra (FF) fito fara-fahakeliny no ajoro isaky ny Kominina mba, ahafahana manangana Vondrona Fikambanana Fototra iray eo anivon’ny Kominina. Marihina etoana fa tsy miasa irery ireo Tantsaha Mpanentana ireo fa miara-miasa akaiky amin’ny Sekreteram-paritra sy ny Biraom-paritra any an-toerana. Araka ny fandaminan’ireoTantsaha Mpanentana ireo dia amin’ny 15 oktobra 2017 no daty farany tsy maintsy ahatsanganana ara-panjakana ireo Fikambanana Fototra (FF) isak’ireo Kominina ireo.

 

(Ireo tomponandraikitra isan-tsokajiny amin’ny fanatsarana rafitra CPM ho an’ny faritra Bongolava)