FARMADA Network: To standardise training with public participation or ‘mass training’ The network of agricultural and rural trainers of Madagascar or FARMADA is in the process of standardising training. On 7 September 2024, FARMADA brought together those from the relevant ministries, the National Assembly, decision-makers in rural development policy and the decentralised public, the mayor, those from FARMADA....

The aim was to exchange views on the various stages of the work involved in implementing the joint public or mass training strategy. This meeting, held at Pavé Antaninarenina, was FARMADA's third phase after two consecutive workshops attended by members to gather their ideas for improving this training, in which many people are involved.

FARMADA vice-president Serge MERISON hopes that the conference will be transformed into concrete work and a plan under the direction and coordination of the Office of the Prime Minister. It was decided at the meeting that the strategies defined would be taken on a case-by-case basis in each ministry, and that planning would be done at the level of the Prime Minister's Office to bring each ministry up to the same level.

MP RAZAFINDRABARY Richard, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for the Development of the Rural Environment, shares the same vision of putting training where it belongs. Training is important for developing farmers' skills. What we're seeing in the rural world is that there's too much training, training in raising chickens, pigs and so on. These courses are good, but we need quality in the training offered to farmers,’ said Richard RAZAFINDRABARY, MP.