WFO A WORLD CLASS ORGANIZATION

THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF THE WFO’S

THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF THE WFO’S

INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT….

INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT….

Marco Marzano de MarinisMarco Marzano de Marinis

Road Road mapmap……

1) 1) Current scenario and future challengesCurrent scenario and future challenges

2) 2) Where do we stand; and where do we goWhere do we stand; and where do we go- Financial Report- Financial Report- The more, the stronger- The more, the stronger- Partners for growth - Partners for growth - Equal job and equal opportunities- Equal job and equal opportunities- communication- communication- commitology- commitology

3) WFO 3) WFO - Who is Who- Who is Who

- Board, International Secretariat, Auditors- Board, International Secretariat, Auditors

- Our philosophy - Our philosophy

CURRENT SCENARIOCURRENT SCENARIO

And And

FUTURE CHALLENGESFUTURE CHALLENGES

The multifunctional role of agriculture multifunctional role of agriculture• Agriculture is not just planting fields, but it has :Agriculture is not just planting fields, but it has : - -

Social & Financial implicationSocial & Financial implication- Economic growth - Economic growth - Environment repercussions - Environment repercussions

• Agriculture occupies 1/3 of the Earth’s land; and is the Agriculture occupies 1/3 of the Earth’s land; and is the central activity for much of the world's population. central activity for much of the world's population.

• Rural activity is in close contact with nature, add value to Rural activity is in close contact with nature, add value to renewable resources, but is vulnerable to overexploitation renewable resources, but is vulnerable to overexploitation and improper management (food security, climate change).and improper management (food security, climate change).

AGRICULTURE IN NUMBERSAGRICULTURE IN NUMBERS• 4,9 Blns hectares 4,9 Blns hectares (1,5 agricultural based; 3.4 breeders and (1,5 agricultural based; 3.4 breeders and

pasture)pasture)

• Rural population 3.4 blns Rural population 3.4 blns (49% of the (49% of the earthearth ))

• 1.3 blns are farmers 1.3 blns are farmers ((almost 1/5 of the earth populationalmost 1/5 of the earth population) )

• 40% of the world GDP 40% of the world GDP ((contribution of farmerscontribution of farmers))

WFOWFO CHALLENGESCHALLENGES Farmers income

• Problems-- Lower income (50% average);-- Market volatility & financial

speculation;-- agricultural aids went dramatically

down in the last 2 decades; -- Lack of entrepreneurship and

innovation skills

• Solutions (some)-- Shortening and strengthening the

supply chain;-- Build a new class of agri- entrepreneurs (G-20) Training and

education;-- Limiting the interference of Stock

markets on food markets;-- Sharing knowledge, patent pool

Food security & Climate change• Problems -- 1 bln people suffer hunger (2008 crises generated 100 mls of new hungry); -- World pop. 7 blns; by 2050, 9 blns; food demand will growth 70%;-- price of commodities

- financial speculation.- Cereals price stable 1975-2000,

despite World growth 1960-2000.- 2005-2008, highest pick of food commodities Maize, 74%

Rice, 166%-- Climate change implications

• Solutions (some)-- reorganizing the supply chain to facilitate access to food-- Avoiding food fashion, respecting traditions-- Identifying the role of agriculture activities in CO2 sequestration--

WFO Mandate and objectivesWFO Mandate and objectivesFarmer advocacy

Food security

Climate change - Representing members in

the most adequate fora - Promote and advocate in

favor of farmers- Provide an enabling

framework for increasing cooperation amongst member & with international partners

- Carry out and promote studies, research survey in the interest of EFO and its members

WHERE DO WE STAND; WHERE DO WE STAND; AND WHERE DO WE GOAND WHERE DO WE GO

Financial Report 2011Financial Report 2011

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 

ASSETS LIABILITIES•Disposable liquid assets 76,038.62 Endowment Fund 60,000.00

Amounts owed to Tax Authorities 400.00 •TOTAL ASSETS 76,038.62 TOTAL LIABILITIES 60,400.00

Carry-In 15.638,62 •BALANCE 76,038.62 BALANCE 76,038.62

 

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE •EXPENDITURE INCOME •Rent 7,836.00 Membership Fees 51,505.10•Office Supplies 69.58 Financial Income 0.04•Operating assets 3,092.62•Restructuring 13,916.21•Financial Charges 324.52•Services 10,299.18•Sundry Operating Expenses 328.41

TOTALE INCOME 35,866.52 TOTALE EXPENDITURE 51,505.14

Carry-Over 15,638.62

BALANCE 51,505.14 BALANCE 51,505.14

INCOMEINCOME         

   carry-in from the previous yearcarry-in from the previous year 15.638,6215.638,62      

   full membersubscriptionfull membersubscription 500.000,00500.000,00      

   associate membersubscriptionassociate membersubscription 8.000,008.000,00      

   affiliatedmembersubscriptionaffiliatedmembersubscription 20.000,0020.000,00      

   contributions from third partiescontributions from third parties 25.000,0025.000,00      

   TOTAL INCOMETOTAL INCOME 568.638,62568.638,62      

EXPENDITURESEXPENDITURES         

   AdministrationAdministration 33.000,0033.000,00 accounting and tax services, contract with external accounting and tax services, contract with external

auditor, legal services and other administrative auditor, legal services and other administrative

expenses expenses      

   OfficeOffice 43.000,0043.000,00office rent, maintenance fee, office equipment and office rent, maintenance fee, office equipment and

othersothers

   PersonnelExpensesPersonnelExpenses 250.000,00250.000,00 salary, tax, social security benefits etc., for salary, tax, social security benefits etc., for

Executive Director and staff, and other personnel Executive Director and staff, and other personnel

related expensesrelated expenses     

   CommunicationCommunication 50.000,0050.000,00web-site, postage, telephone and faxes, printings, web-site, postage, telephone and faxes, printings,

translation and interpretation and otherstranslation and interpretation and others

   Information CollectionInformation Collection 15.000,0015.000,00newspaper, magazines and other information newspaper, magazines and other information

collectioncollection

   Travel ExpensesTravel Expenses 130.000,00130.000,00traveling expenses for President, board members, traveling expenses for President, board members,

auditors and secretariatauditors and secretariat

   MeetingsMeetings 26.000,0026.000,00 meeting expensesmeeting expenses   

           

   Carry-overCarry-over 21.638,6221.638,62      

           

   TOTAL EXPENDITURESTOTAL EXPENDITURES 568.638,62568.638,62      

Provisonal Financial Report 2012Provisonal Financial Report 2012

Provisonal Financial Report 2013Provisonal Financial Report 2013INCOMEINCOME         

   carry-in from the previous yearcarry-in from the previous year 21.638,6221.638,62      

           

   full membersubscriptionfull membersubscription 575.000,00575.000,00      

   associate membersubscriptionassociate membersubscription 9.200,009.200,00      

   affiliatedmembersubscriptionaffiliatedmembersubscription 23.000,0023.000,00      

   non-dues sourcesnon-dues sources 100.000,00100.000,00      

   TOTAL INCOMETOTAL INCOME  

728.838,62728.838,62      

EXPENDITURESEXPENDITURES         

   AdministrationAdministration 40.000,0040.000,00accounting and tax services, contract with external auditor, accounting and tax services, contract with external auditor,

legal services and other administrative expenses legal services and other administrative expenses

    

OfficeOffice  

45.200,0045.200,00

  

  

office rent, maintenance fee, office equipment and othersoffice rent, maintenance fee, office equipment and others

   PersonnelExpensesPersonnelExpenses 250.000,00250.000,00 salary, tax, social security benefits etc., for Executive salary, tax, social security benefits etc., for Executive

Director and staff, and other personnel related expensesDirector and staff, and other personnel related expenses     

   CommunicationCommunication 60.000,0060.000,00web-site, postage, telephone and faxes, printings, web-site, postage, telephone and faxes, printings,

translation and interpretation and otherstranslation and interpretation and others

   Information CollectionInformation Collection 15.000,0015.000,00 newspaper, magazines and other information collectionnewspaper, magazines and other information collection

           

   Travel ExpensesTravel Expenses 202.000,00202.000,00traveling expenses for President, board members, auditors traveling expenses for President, board members, auditors

and secretariatand secretariat

   MeetingsMeetings 56.000,0056.000,00 meeting expensesmeeting expenses   

   Carry-overCarry-over

  

  

  

60.638,6260.638,62

  

  

  

     

   TOTAL EXPENDITURESTOTAL EXPENDITURES  

728.838,62728.838,62

       

THE MORE, THE STRONGERTHE MORE, THE STRONGERby walking alone we can survive, together we can succeedby walking alone we can survive, together we can succeed

Membership status at May 25th, 2012

THE STRENGTH: THE STRENGTH: a farmer Organisation, made by farmers, for farmersa farmer Organisation, made by farmers, for farmers

THE ADDED VALUE: THE ADDED VALUE: the farmer voice catalyzer in the global agenda of rural developmentthe farmer voice catalyzer in the global agenda of rural development

./.. THE MORE, THE STRONGER./.. THE MORE, THE STRONGER

Widening MembershipWidening Membership

Matching Stellenbosch 2011 expectationsMatching Stellenbosch 2011 expectations

Visibility and ReliabilityVisibility and ReliabilityVISIBILITYVISIBILITY

-- Agriculture is dealt in many forums (FAO, OECD, G-20, Civil Society)-- Agriculture is dealt in many forums (FAO, OECD, G-20, Civil Society)

-- Substantive issues and financing are developed by Governments, Regional -- Substantive issues and financing are developed by Governments, Regional institution and international Organizationsinstitution and international Organizations

-- Acquiring permanent observatory status within farmers’ concerned forums -- Acquiring permanent observatory status within farmers’ concerned forums

-- Participate in debates, discussion and Conferences (Rio+20)-- Participate in debates, discussion and Conferences (Rio+20)

RELIABILITY RELIABILITY

-- Vis à vis of WFO Members and partners

-- Competences, Leader in our core activities

Partnership for growthPartnership for growtha true network of excellencea true network of excellence

Establishing an extended and reliable network of partners to work and interact with is Establishing an extended and reliable network of partners to work and interact with is crucial for the success of the Organisationcrucial for the success of the Organisation

WFO has, since the incipit of the International Secretariat, initiated a number of WFO has, since the incipit of the International Secretariat, initiated a number of dialogues with international partners FAO, WMO, OIE, Regional Organisations, dialogues with international partners FAO, WMO, OIE, Regional Organisations, private entities, civil society groups aimed to build a network of excellence private entities, civil society groups aimed to build a network of excellence

FAOIFADWFP

OthersOthersBIODIVERSITYINTERNATIONALBIODIVERSITYINTERNATIONAL

CGARDCGARD

UN SYSTEMUN SYSTEM

UPOV UNEPUPOV UNEP WIPO WIPO UNECEUNECE ILO ILO ESCWA UNIDO ESCWA UNIDO

ECLACECLAC UNCTADUNCTAD

WTOWTO

ITCITC

Regional OrganizationRegional OrganizationEUEU OASOASEPOEPO LASLAS

OHIMOHIM APECAPECOAPI ARIPOOAPI ARIPO

./.. PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH./.. PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH

Equal job and Equal opportunitiesEqual job and Equal opportunitiesyour future is our concernyour future is our concern

Planting a seed in a developing Country may seems to be the

same of gesture of planting a seed it in a developed country.

However, in some Countries agriculture face high challenges,

Water, climate adversities, financial challenges, awareness.

WFO is on first line for supporting and offering equal opportunities to farmers from developing countries.

CommunicationCommunicationEducation through informationEducation through information

Provide relevant information, easy to access and to be Provide relevant information, easy to access and to be understood to WFO’s members understood to WFO’s members •WEBSITEWEBSITE, the internet portal alive to farmers political and technical issues WWW.WFO-OMA.ORG;

•NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER, the monthly updated E-Magazine about the most relevant farmers issues.

•PUBLICATION, the “How to O…” (H2O) collection of booklet on thematic subjects of direct interest for world farmers.

•AWARENESS RAISING PROGRAMSAWARENESS RAISING PROGRAMS, meetings, seminars, workshops on specific themes aimed at raising the knowledge of farmers

•FORUMFORUM, National, Regional and International discussion circles

WEBSITEWEBSITE- A brand new domain name and suffixA brand new domain name and suffix

WWW.WFO-OMA.ORG

- Two click philosophy Two click philosophy

- Substantive Information - Substantive Information (technical, business, legal)

- Multilingual service (English, French, Spanish and Italian)

- HelplineHelpline (a direct line with WFO member on how to help, solve and/or clarify daily

problems)

./.. COMMUNICATION./.. COMMUNICATION

WEBSITEWEBSITE./.. COMMUNICATION./.. COMMUNICATION

F@RMLETTERF@RMLETTERThe WFO’s monthly E-magazine to keep up to The WFO’s monthly E-magazine to keep up to date our members date our members -- Quality information, written by prominent experts-- Quality information, written by prominent experts

-- Up to date information-- Up to date information

-- FARMELANEOUS: Deeper analysis of agriculture -- FARMELANEOUS: Deeper analysis of agriculture

relevant issuesrelevant issues

-- FARMATORY: Permanent observatory on issues -- FARMATORY: Permanent observatory on issues

on the spotlighton the spotlight

-- Best Practices & Case studies-- Best Practices & Case studies

-- Multilanguage: English, French, Spanish and Italian-- Multilanguage: English, French, Spanish and Italian

-- Addressed to the world: Farmers, Governments, -- Addressed to the world: Farmers, Governments,

International Organisation, private bodies, civil societyInternational Organisation, private bodies, civil society

groups. groups.

./.. COMMUNICATION./.. COMMUNICATION

PUBLICATIONSPUBLICATIONSThe H2O seriesThe H2O series

The How to The How to

OrientOrient

OrganizeOrganize

Obtain, ….Obtain, ….Business choices; your business; financing your venture;….Business choices; your business; financing your venture;….

A series of smart booklets on agricultural related and A series of smart booklets on agricultural related and

strategic managerial issues aimed to help farmers in strategic managerial issues aimed to help farmers in their businesstheir business

./.. COMMUNICATION./.. COMMUNICATION

AWARENESS RAISING PROGRAMSAWARENESS RAISING PROGRAMS

The objective of the ARP is to generate farmers’s awareness on a wide varied The objective of the ARP is to generate farmers’s awareness on a wide varied of issues: of issues:

– agriculture related issues; agriculture related issues; – entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship; – access to finance; access to finance; – develop managerial skills; develop managerial skills; – climate services; climate services; – competitiveness and sustainability of farmers in the domestic and international markets; competitiveness and sustainability of farmers in the domestic and international markets; – food commodities;food commodities;– and financial market and financial market

The object is to create along with WFO’s members a critical mass of trainers The object is to create along with WFO’s members a critical mass of trainers who have the basic knowledge, skills and experience to provide preliminary who have the basic knowledge, skills and experience to provide preliminary assistance to farmers.assistance to farmers.

./.. COMMUNICATION./.. COMMUNICATION

FORUMFORUMThe world is run by those who show upThe world is run by those who show up

Rapresenting and advocating on farmers Rapresenting and advocating on farmers behalf in all agricultural Forumsbehalf in all agricultural Forums

./.. COMMUNICATION./.. COMMUNICATION

FAO COUNCIL

ComitologyComitologylet us discuss let us discuss

Some issues are of critical importance Some issues are of critical importance for farmers prosperity and deserve an for farmers prosperity and deserve an

advisement through deeper discussions advisement through deeper discussions

EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship

Youth Youth

WomenWomen Food commodities Food commodities

InnovationInnovation

WFOWFO

WFO, who’s who

Welcome Benvenuti

Bienvenue Bienvenidos

Welkom

Mirë se vjenWillkumme

� سهًال و أهًال�

Բարի գալուստ

歡迎

Dobrodošli

Welkom

Tervetuloa

Willkommen

Καλώς Ορίσατε

सवा�गत हैं�

환영합니다

VelkommenKaribu

Välkommen

ยิ�นดี�ต้�อนรับ Ngiyanemukela

ようこそ

Examples of default styles• Text and lines are like this

• Hyperlinks like this• Visited

hypefarmersrlinks like this

Table

Text box Text boxWith shadow

Text boxWith shadow

farmers

ThankThank You! You!

FAO estimates

in the next few decades food commodities demand will

increase from 70% to 90%, it is mandatory that farmer

reap most of the benefit of this increase

SHORTENING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Solid Rain .. the first time you can have in your hands solid rain, and store it in sacks

Polymer, potassium polyacrilate, able to soak up Polymer, potassium polyacrilate, able to soak up to to 500 time its own wait500 time its own wait

Crucial for fighting:Crucial for fighting:- deforestation (many projects have - deforestation (many projects have

fallen fallen because of the scarcity of water) because of the scarcity of water)- arid areas- arid areas- better water management - better water management

- SR irrigation system allow earning of - SR irrigation system allow earning of 1/8th1/8th

- It doesn’t pollute - It doesn’t pollute - Major benefit in feeding plants after - Major benefit in feeding plants after

the planting period the planting period NO PATENTED

NO PATENTED

FREE FREE

TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

 IN

NOVATION

INNOVATIO

N

POOLPOOL

AGRIAGRI - - CULTURECULTURE

Building a new class of

entrepreneurs (G

20)

No path to perfection is too long Business Idea Recognition

Knowledge Intensive Company!

Technology foresight, trend researchIdentification of market trends

Trainings for entrepreneurs and enterprisesSkills and abilities needed for successful businesses

Tailor made evaluationMentoring – expert support in feasibility study, business plan, etc, preparation

IncubatorLocation / space, equipment and services for getting started and keep going and growing

Access to financeIdentifying the most appropriate financing for enterprises (Business Angel Network, proposals etc)

Entrepreneurial cultureInitiatives, creativity, entrepreneurial spirit stimulationHow to become an entrepreneur

Business PlatformPartnership development, Technology transfer, entering into markets

A long, challenging and exciting walk

Intellectual Capital

understand, value and

protect intangibles

WFO Academy Building a new class of entrepreneurs (G20)Building a new class of entrepreneurs (G20)

• Matters of interest :Matters of interest :– EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship– Access to capitalAccess to capital– Management of innovation Management of innovation – …………....

• Implementing solution:Implementing solution:– Webminar Webminar – Training materialTraining material– Training for trainersTraining for trainers– Distance learningDistance learning– Cooperation with Universities Cooperation with Universities

Building a new class of

entrepreneurs (G

20)

Building a new class of

entrepreneurs (G

20)

Rector

Dean

Professor

LectureLecture

Professor

Lecture Lecture

Dean

Professor

Lecture Lecture

Professor

Dean

Professor Professor

Dean

Professor Professor

Dean

Professor Professor

Executive

Director

Board./.. WFO Academy

Building a new class of

entrepreneurs (G

20)

Steering committee