IFOAM - Organics International

4*basic PGS Trainings

Identify key regional and international processes and events to influence as well as key partners and allies

Employ 1 communicator and 1 value chain coach per country

Stakeholder analysis (Stocktaking of institutions involved in the organic movement, including a mapping of development programmes)

Adaptation of PGS materials for project countries

Advocacy to key decision makers at the regional and global level

Influence the global requirements for group certification of smallholders

Advocate for public policies that support OA in the 4 countries

Project Management Meetings

Akvo Flow Training

Identification of current projects that fund the development of the selected VCs

PGS feasibility studies

Development of a common strategy

Setting up a website within IFOAM-OI website

Advocate for policies that favour market access.

Design of OLC course based on the specific needs identified in 1.1.2.

Creation of (online) directory for every country.

Identification of existing and new value chain actors

Selection of VC coaches

Compiling an overview report of the PGS situation in each country.

Launch meeting

1.2.2. OLC Ghana, Togo, BF, STP

1.2.1. Selection of participants for the OLC courses (25 participants/ country, 40% women)

2.1.1. Identifying existing PGS initiatives in each country

Hiring of PGS local coordinators

1.3.1. Organisation of quarterly stakeholder meetings

Analysis of value chain with M4P approach

Workshops to develop needs assessments, priorities for interventions and action plans.

Identification of enumerators and design of baseline questionnaire.

Identification of one high impact value chain and its actors per country

Training VC operators

Akvo Flow training

Baseline study

Map existing policies, policy processes and policy issues relevant to OA in each country

Networking, knowledge exchange with partners and allies

Training of VC coaches

Advocate for pro-organic trade regional policies

4.3.2. Develop content for advocacy activities and plan actions with partners, based on experiences with M4P and PGS initiatives and from the project

Communication and outreach activities

1.4.1. Selection and preparation of participants for regional conferences and 1.4.2. Participation to conferences

Year 1 Narrative Report and Annexes

Formulation of a 5-year National Action Plan (NAP)

Support at least 4 PGS Initiatives per country

Excursions to exemplary PGS sites

Implementation of consumer campaigns, promotion at farmers' markets, leaflets, media

Audit report Year 1

Support certification costs and laboratory analysis

Year 2 Narrative Report

Communication and outreach activities

Empowerment and capacity development of the Value Chain operators

Empowerment and capacity development of the Value Chain operators

Year 3 Narrative Report

OM4D Project Evaluation Report

PGS Ghana was officially launched and the PGS Website operational in October 2020

Continuation of the cooperation of OM4D with SNV Burkina Faso on VC development and training of operators.

Exchange visit of PGS Ghana in Kenya with Kenyan PGS actors

PGS Ghana coaching programme on MSD