COLEAD national members meetings: Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria lead the way

COLEAD national members meetings: Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria lead the way

COLEAD is a network of communities that now covers 180 countries. Its members form the core community of the organisation. There are currently 511 members in 48 countries.

The success of the 50th anniversary celebrations at the end of last year, both in the countries where the members are based and in connection with the General Delegation, has been followed up. Members now meet on a country-by-country basis during COLEAD team missions.

The first meetings were held in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. An opportunity to get to know each other better and to share experiences and concerns. The diversity of the members’ profiles, ranging from micro-enterprises to multinationals, enriches the discussions and puts into perspective COLEAD’s day-to-day work through programmes such as FFM Plus, NExT Kenya and Agrinfo, as well as its development. The friendly, informal format of these meetings facilitates exchange.

These meetings of members by country should also help to strengthen the links that are useful for the professional development of each member and to involve them all, individually and collectively, in the visibility of the association and its relations with stakeholders in the field of action of the association and its programmes.

COLEAD is first and foremost an association of members. It is therefore essential that they are fully involved in the construction and direction of their organisation, which is a collective journey in an attempt to make a significant contribution to the vast and complex issues that affect us all. Above all, this is what we propose to them: to get involved through COLEAD in order to contribute to its mission of facilitating and implementing all actions that allow, directly and/or indirectly, to increase the contribution of the agricultural sectors to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).