Capacity building to farmers, development professionals and other stakeholders
- Agricultural extension services (farmer led agricultural extension)
- Training and coaching of farmers
- Professional training for rural youth
- Training and coaching of development professionals
- Training and coaching of commune and district councilors
- Organize and facilitate capacity building workshop
- Hosting exchange visit and internship
Research, exchange, dialogue and publication
- Implementing participatory action research and development oriented research
- Publication and dissemination of good practices in agriculture and rural development
- Organize development and policy dialogue forum
- Coordinate and facilitating networking among development practitioners and stakeholders
Organizational development and management support
- Producer organization and marketing cooperative
- Saving and credit cooperatives
- Farmer Water User Community
- Family rubber planter associations
- Rural school teacher saving associations
- Community-based organizations and networks
- Agriculture and local development service provider association (ALDA)
CEDAC DEPARTMENTS
Field Program: Managing and implementing long-term field projects of CEDAC
- Farmer to Farmer Extension
- Saving groups and networks (Saving for Self-Reliance)
- Producer organizations
- Cooperative Business Organization
- Community Development/Local Development Association
- Farmer Water User Communities
CEDAC Institute of Local Development (CILD): Professional training of rural youth and training of development professionals and short-term training services
- Target groups: Rural High school graduates, children of poor families
- Career of trainees: Farm managers, managers of farmer organizations, saving group animators, community business and community development facilitators.
- One-year intensive training and one-year follow-up training
- Training linked with actual field work, one to two weeks training and two to three weeks in the field and home work assignment.
CEDAC Research for Development (CRD): Development oriented research, project feasibility, monitoring and evaluation studies
- Project feasibility and baseline study
- Project monitoring and evaluation
- Other research-based consulting services
Publication and Communication: Production and dissemination of all CEDAC publications
- Production of learning, information and extension materials
- Production and distribution of monthly Farmer Magazine
- Farmer to Farmer interactive radio program
- Production and distribution of CEDAC's information material
Health and Environment: Monitoring and raising awareness on agro-chemical issues, organic standards certification and education
- Monitoring pesticides use and the other chemicals
- Consumer education and network
- Service in quality control and certification of organic products
Community Business Support Program (CBSP): Marketing support to producers and assistance to marketing and input supply organization/cooperative
- Assist producers supported by CEDAC's field program and other development projects in forming groups, cooperatives and associations, including registration with local governments and provincial departments of agriculture.
- Provide capacity building and management support to producer organizations
- Facilitate the link between producer organizations and traders and other market actors, especially with Sahakreas CEDAC (SKC).
- Assist producer organizations in accessing credit services from credit institutions.
- Conduct action research and training on participatory value chains.
- Provide up-to-date market information to producer groups.
General Finance and Administration (GFA): Accounting and Finance, Human Resources Management, Logistics and Procurement and Office Management
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