September 2023 : AVe strategy seminar
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How can we continue to transfer volunteer skills to developing and emerging countries in the current world storm?
At the last general meeting of AVe experts in Rennes, a segment chaired by Jacques Van Egten (President of CESES) was devoted to the future of our association. A number of challenges lie ahead: the post-COVID era, insecurity, diplomatic barriers, the hold of terrorist groups over ever-expanding areas, the need to take account of global warming, funding difficulties, ... all constraints to be taken into account. Despite all this, the demand for expertise is still there, and is even tending to increase ! |
A studious seminar in a relaxed atmosphere |
September 2023 : Co-hosting a conference on the development of pig production in Africa at SPACE (Salon International de L'Elevage à Rennes)
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AXIOM and AVe co-host a conference on the development of pig production in Africa
AXIOM, the French leader in pig genetics, markets High Genetic Value pig breeding stock and boar semen (for insemination) in Africa. AVe has recognized experience in advising on pig production in Africa. Experts from both organizations led a conference on the development of pig production in Africa before an audience of some 50 people, the majority of whom were African pig breeders. On this occasion, the guide for pig farmers in Africa was presented. |
Some of the participants at the SPACE conference |
July 2023 : AVe in collaboration with AXIOM publishes "Le guide de l'éleveur de porc en Afrique".
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A guide to pig breeding practices adapted to Africa
AXIOM and AVe have decided to write a guide for pig breeders in Africa, based on their many years of recognized experience in pig breeding in Africa. AXIOM, the French leader in pig genetics, markets high-grade male and female breeding pigs and boar semen to Africa. On the AVe side, several experts have worked in Africa to provide advice to African pig farmers since 2014 (breeding conduct, feeding, business plan, management ...).
This comprehensive 70-page guide is aimed primarily at small and medium-sized farms. It provides instructions for making the transition from traditional to professional farming practices, and for implementing maximum "biosecurity protection" for livestock farming on a continent where ASF (African swine fever) is present everywhere.
Guide price: 45 € in Europe - 30,000 Fcfa in Africa.
To order the guide: 00 33 688 503 723
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June 2023 : Framework agreement with the Dutch PUM association
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Partnership objective: Meet demand for French-speaking experts
AVe's membership of CESES has enabled exchanges between the Dutch PUM association and AVe. The PUM association has been in existence for 40 years, operating in 34 countries and boasting a large number of experts with a wide range of skills. Requests for expertise from French-speaking African countries concern French-speaking experts, of whom there are few within the PUM association. As a result, many requests remain unfulfilled. In May 2023, exchanges between representatives of PUM and AVe led to a partnership agreement under which AVe will provide PUM with the required French-speaking experts. PUM : SME development, business consulting, sustainable growth
Link to the PUM website : "www.pum.nl/en"
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April 2023 : AVE new member of CESES
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AVe membership of CESES confirmed during the Annual General Meeting
CESES is an international not-for-profit association which brings together 17 associations from different European countries involved in the voluntary transfer of skills to developing countries. It brings together the skills of some 25,000 volunteer experts. Since September 2022, exchanges have been taking place between the President of CESES and the President of AVe. These led to AVe's application to join CESES. This application was approved at the CESES General Assembly held in Brussels on April 24, 2023. Maryse, AVe's secretary, took part in the meeting.
Link to the CESES website : "www.ceses.eu" |
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April 2023 : Support for two market gardening cooperatives for women in Benin
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Market gardening in Benin |
4th agreement signed with a Belgian association to support 2 women's cooperatives in Benin
Louis, AVe expert, continues to support two women's cooperatives in two villages in the Djougou region of Benin. The two cooperatives, each with around 30 members, practise irrigated agroecological market gardening (which enables production 12 months out of 12) on two kitchen gardens of 2 ha each, close to each other (distance 5 km).
The AVe expert's mission is double : technical advice on vegetable production and financial monitoring of the two cooperatives. |
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March 2023 : Marketing mission for a cocoa cooperative in Ivory Coast
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Agreement signed with CADESA, cocoa cooperative in Ivory Coast CADESA is a dynamic cocoa cooperative in the Sassandra department of Ivory Coast. Created in 2003, the cooperative collects and markets cocoa beans from its 1,800 producers. In 20 years, it has achieved a number of milestones: an increase in the number of producers, a rise in tonnage, consideration of environmental and social aspects, recognition for export sales.....
In 2023, the cooperative hopes to reach a new milestone by finding a European chocolatier willing to enter into a partnership to set up a chocolate factory in San Pedro (the world's leading cocoa bean export port).
An agreement was signed entrusting AVe with a marketing mission to seek out this future partner. AVe expert Pierre took charge of this mission. |
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February 2023: Mission to Senegal
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Construction site in Djilas |
Follow-up of the construction site of a dispensary and a maternity hospital in Djilas Senegal At the end of February, Eric, an AVe expert specializing in building management, went to Djilas to check, in situ, the progress of the construction site of the dispensary and the maternity hospital. Observation on the spot: The works started at the end of December 2022, once the water connection was realized. Currently 18 workers are working on the site. For the maternity hospital, the foundations are finished as well as the installation of the longrines (reinforced concrete beams). Next will come the passage of the underground networks and the slab of the first floor. For the dispensary, the foundations are 90% complete. General assessment: the company is doing a very good job, the schedule provided suggests that the work will be completed by the end of the year. |
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February 2023: AVe Annual General Meeting
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February 7, 2023: AVe's annual general meeting by videoconference On February 7, 2023, our association held its annual general meeting by videoconference. Almost all members were present. The activity and financial reports for 2022, the orientation report and the 2023 budget were presented and voted. For 2023, we envisage a development of the activities after three years of emptiness due to the COVID and the war in Ukraine which strongly impacted the travels abroad |
February 2023: Framework agreement with the French leader in pig genetics AXIOM
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Objective of the partnership : the development of professional pig farms in AFRICA
After a few months of exchange between our two organizations during which each was able to appreciate the activities developed with the African pig breeders in their respective field, it appeared relevant to each organization to finalize a framework agreement of partnership having for objective the development of the professional pig farms in Africa. The framework agreement provides for the sharing of information sheets on pig farming in Africa (about thirty) representing our common reference system of advice, the provision of 4 AVe experts to support groups of African pig farmers selected by AXIOM, and collaboration on training for African pig farmers. The concrete actions of intervention in the various African countries will be contractualized by country/country endorsements. |
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