IFOAM | Organizations related with Organic Agriculture in Senegal

	Organizations related with Organic Agriculture in Senegal



	AGRECOL Afrique Contact person: Souleymane Bassoum or Famara Diedhiou Email of the contact person sibassoum@hotmail.com or dfamara@hotmail.com Permanent email: agrecol@orange.sn Postal address: Villa N°23, Dixième RIAOM. BP 347 Thiès - Sénégal Phone: +221 33 951 42 06 Fax: +221 33 951 53 37 Web: www.agrecol-afrique.org Year of Foundation: Establish in Africa in 1996, but founded in 1983 in Swizerland Mission: Reenhance vision, practice of ecological and organic agriculture in Sénégal and West Africa Contribute to the dep’t of knowledge’s, practices & experiences in Organic Agriculture & AgroEcology in West Africa Develop communication and information in Organic Agriculture & AgroEcology Type of Organization: NGO Scope of the Organization: Regional Organic Agriculture related main activities: General promotion of organic agriculture Food security Local organic market development Education and training on organic agriculture Rural development/Poverty Alleviation Consumer awareness of organic products Food processing Agence Nationale de Conseil Agricole et Rural (ANCAR) DIRECTION REGIONAL DE THIES Contact person: Email of the contact person elhbiteye@yahoo.fr Permanent email: ancarthies@orange.sn Postal address: BP 734 Thiès Sénégal Phone: + 221 339 52 16 43 Web: www.ancar.sn Year of Foundation: 1999 Mission: Set up a rural and agricultural council Type of Organization: Private Company Scope of the Organization: National Organic Agriculture related main activities: General promotion of organic agriculture Rural development/Poverty Alleviation Extension on organic agriculture Association Sénégalaise pour la Promotion de l'Agriculture Biologique (ASPAB) Contact person: Ibrahima Seck Email of the contact person: iseck@yahoo.fr Permanent email: aspabsenegal@yahoo.fr Postal address: BP. 412 Thiès, Sénégal Phone: +221 33 952 16 55 / +221 33 952 16 56 Fax:: +221 33 952 16 55 Web: www.aspab.interconnection.org (under construction) Year of Foundation: 1987 Mission: Promote ecological practices on agriculture and farming systems, to promote an ecological approach of the projects of development, bring farmers to avoid the dangers of pesticides To rehabilitate agriculture traditional techniques Capacity building on organic and biodynamic agriculture for small farmers, gardeners, agents of development, people and their communities, regeneration of the degraded soils by monoculture, Working with national and international organizations for the promotion of organic agriculture as a scientific model of an alternative agriculture, realize with farmers’ organizations, programs of development with ecological projects, to permit exchanges of experiences between countries on organic agriculture To contribute to the amelioration and the protection of the environment, to let know the indigenous flora in particular the one of Senegal, to contribute to the promotion of agro-forestry To ameliorate the health of people by orientation of consuming organic alimentation, support its farmers’ partners to commercialize their organic products, to support the Farmer’s Research on organic agriculture and agro-forestry . Type of Organization: NGO Scope of the Organization: National Organic Agriculture related main activities: General promotion of organic agriculture Food security Women’s rights and empowerment Advocacy and lobbying against GMOs International marketing and trade on organic agriculture Local organic market development Education, research and training on organic agriculture Certification Rural development/Poverty Alleviation Consumer awareness of organic products Policy review for organic agriculture Climate change and combating desertification Food processing Collection from wild Fédération Nationale pour l'Agriculture Biologique (FENAB) Contact person: Doudou Diop Permanent email: fenabsen@yahoo.fr Postal address: s/c AGRECOL BP. 347 Thiès, Sénégal Phone: +221 33 951 42 06 / +221 76 392 91 28 Year of Foundation: 2008 Mission: Change the mentality toward the promotion of natural products Restore the fertility of soils, reestablish the equilibrium of ecosystems, and struggle against the loss of biodiversity and climate regularity Preserve and increase human, animal and plant health Promote organic agriculture as an alternative capable of resolving the alimentary problems of the country, favor the emergence of vocations in organic agriculture especially for the young and establish the merit of organic agriculture. Promote the activities of small farmers and reinforce their role. Type of Organization: NGO Scope of the Organization: National Organic Agriculture related main activities: General promotion of organic agriculture Food security Women’s rights and empowerment Advocacy and lobbying against GMOs International marketing and trade on organic agriculture Local organic market development Research on organic agriculture Certification Rural development/poverty Alleviation Consumer awareness of organic products Policy review for organic agriculture Climate change and combating desertification Food processing Women’s Network for Organic Farming & Fair Trade (REFABEC) Contact person: Mme Awa Thiandoum Permanent email: refabec@gmail.com Postal address BP: 347 Thiès Phone: +221 77 540 95 04 Fax: +221 33 951 53 37 Year of Foundation: 2005 Mission: The networks fights against the feminization of poverty through the practice of sustainable agriculture and fair trade. Type of Organization: NGO Scope of the Organization: National Organic Agriculture related main activities: General promotion of organic agriculture Women’s rights and empowerment Local organic market development Rural development/poverty Alleviation Consumer awareness of organic products Enda Pronat (Protection Naturelle) Contact person: Mariam Sow Email of the contact person: mariam@enda.sn Permanent email: pronat@enda.sn Postal address: 54, Rue Carnot BP: 3370 Dakar Sénégal Phone: +221 33 889 34 39 Fax: +221 33 842 86 81 Web: www.endapronat.org Year of Foundation: 1982 Mission: To promote a healthy and sustainable agriculture through the reinforcement of technical and organizational capacities of farmers’ organizations in Senegal and its regions. Type of Organization: NGO Scope of the Organization: Regional Organic Agriculture related main activities: General promotion of organic agriculture Food security Women’s rights and empowerment Advocacy and lobbying against GMOs International marketing and trade on organic agriculture Local organic market development Education, research and training on organic agriculture Certification Rural development/Poverty Alleviation Extension on organic agriculture Consumer awareness of organic products Climate change Biodiversity protection through seed breeding Fair trade Transformation of products Reinforcement of farmer’s organizations IFOAM is constantly updating the information on this website. Please contact the African Office Coordinator with your comments or suggestions.




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