Assemblée Permanente des Chambres d’Agriculture du Mali - Permanent Assembly of Agricultural Chambers, APCAM, www.apcam.org Address: Square Patrice Lumumba, Bamako, Mali Tel:
223-20218925 Fax: 223-20218937 Type of Organization: Farmer Based Organization Human Resources:
Extension Groups and Activities / Organizational Resources / Support Services Clientele Served/Targeted: Farmers growing cotton, Farmers growing rice, Small-scale subsistence farmers, Women farmers, Young (adult) farmers, Rural youth, Rural women (nutrition, health, hygiene), Small/medium-scale commercial farmers ICT Staff: 4 total, 3 in print and mass media, 1 in computer-based information technology, 30% have Internet access Use of ICT: Information bulletins and fact sheets (CIKELA), TV programs (2 per month), radio programs (10 per month) Training Institutions: agruculture schools, professional centers Transportation Availability: office motorcycle Institutional Framework, Linkages and Partnerships Primary Responsibility for Program Planning: head office Primary Linkages: Agricultural Research Organizations, Agricultural Universities, Agricultural Schools, Input Supply Firms, Markets or Exporters, NGOs involved in extension, Banks and micro-credit institutions Farmer organizations have a role in: Influencing extension policy, Farmer-to-farmer extension activities, Assessing extension's performance, Helping set extension priorities, Specifying extension programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
