Multinational - Agroforestry Technical Assistance Facility (ATAF)

The Agroforestry Technical Assistance Facility (ATAF) aims is to promote the development of sustainable agriculture based on agroforestry by relying on small farmers, through a Public-Private Partnership with agroforestry companies. The support includes promoting and introducing new agro-forestry techniques, development of new value chains, strengthening capabilities of producer organizations and enhancing market access. The programme includes four components. The first is Development of Agro-forestry Models - This component aims to improve agricultural practices of agro-forestry and their integration in the crop and local production systems, improve and diversify the income of farmers as well as transmit sustainable practices to local populations in rural areas. The second component focuses on Market Assessment and development of value chains - The aim of this component is to develop new value chains and activities, strengthen capabilities of producer organizations and integrate peripheral producers, and improve their connections to local and regional policies. The third is Agro-forestry Model Promotion and Replication - The objective of this component is to widely disseminate the results of the TA to public and private funders interested in developing ecologically intensive models of agriculture (integrating agroforestry). The fourth component is Management and external evaluation - This component is related to project management and external evaluation.