Workshop on strengthening accounting management for horticultural enterprises in Casamance

The FFM+ Programme recently organized an intensive four-day training in Ziguinchor, from November 28th to December 1st, 2023, hosted at the BAZINESS LAND incubator. This session aimed to enhance the skills of managers of horticultural enterprises, specializing in the processing and marketing of local fruits and vegetables. Fourteen enterprise managers benefited from this reinforcement, focusing on administrative and accounting management, planning, and procedure implementation.

The training covered basic accounting, including the preparation of balance sheets and income statements, as well as recording transactions, journal entries, and financial statement production. Participants engaged in practical exercises such as developing strategic plans and business plans, understanding the importance of financial information, reflecting on asset and liability aspects, budgeting, calculating results, and creating financial statements.

This training aims to improve administrative and accounting management to foster better management structure in these enterprises, the majority of which are led by women, and to encourage greater employee involvement.

This activity is supported by the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme, implemented by COLEAD within the Framework of Development Cooperation between the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union. This publication receives financial support from the European Union and the OACPS. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of COLEAD and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union or the OACPS.