Creation of the Tefalidjanwe association to preside over the destiny of the Savanes CFAR.

The Ivorian association responsible for the Centre de Formation Agricole et Rurale des Savanes (CFAR) was born on February 21, 2024 in Niofoin. Some fifty people, mostly farmers, gathered at a constituent general meeting and unanimously adopted the association’s articles of association, “Tefalidjanwe”, a Senoufo term that translates as “the good farmer”.

Initiated during a Cneap mission, the birth of this association represents an important step in the institutionalization of the scheme. Succeeding the peasant management committee set up when the CFAR was created in 2019, the Tefalidjanwe association now embodies the establishment and will gradually assume its legal, moral and financial responsibilities.

This association brings together professional agricultural leaders from the district, former students, parents, local authorities, the Louis Dreyfus Foundation and Fert. Governance is tightly centered on farmers.

A rice grower at the lead

Yeo Namongo Souleymane was elected Chairman of the Board. Originally from Poro, Souleymane is a 52-year-old farmer who runs a 12-hectare family farm, producing corn, cashews, mangoes and, above all, rice, his specialty. He is president of the Savanes rice-growing cluster, and as such sits on the national interprofessional body. His involvement dates back to the creation of the CFAR, when he was approached by the sub-prefect of Sinématiali.

«At first, I didn’t really know what it was all about. At first we thought it was a white people’s business. But I quickly liked the approach and wanted to get more involved. For me, one of the priorities of my mandate will be to raise the profile of the establishment. The CFAR needs to be seen everywhere in Côte d’Ivoire, but we also need to take an interest in others, and see what’s being done elsewhere. »

Yeo Namongo Souleymane President of Tefalidjanwe

De gauche à droite, Yeo Souleymane (président), Sara Koné (secrétaire) et Tuo Yalatima (trésorier) constituent le bureau de l’association Tefalidjanwe.

On the left, Yeo Souleymane (president), Sara Koné (secretary) in the center and Tuo Yalatima (treasurer) on the right make up the executive committee of the Tefalidjanwe association.

The president will be supported by 2 officers :

Sara Gnoh Koné was elected secretary. The 20-year-old farmer is a graduate of the 2nd class. She runs a broiler chicken farm, a small market garden and grows 2 ha of rice. She explains why she got involved: «We came out of the CFAR. But there are people behind us. I’m getting involved so that the CFAR can continue and benefit others.»
Tuo Yalatima will be Tefalidjanwe’s treasurer. A long-standing chairman of the management committee, this farmer produces honey, pigs and maize, and owns a cashew and mango orchard. He, too, recalls the motivations behind his involvement: « What interested me was the link between training and follow-up. When you finish a training course, you always go out with a bit of zeal and run the risk of getting lost. Post-training follow-up helps to channel our energy». Part of his desire to continue the adventure comes from his daughter, who enrolled in the first year and whose results encourage him. «I want to contribute to the evolution of my environment. I’m happy when I get trainees. Tefalidjanwe’s strength is that it’s a grassroots association, involving young people.»

A framework partnership agreement with Fert

Tefalidjanwe president Yeo Souleymane and Fert president Jean-François Isambert sign a partnership agreement.

Immediately after his election, the President of Tefalidjanwe signed a framework partnership agreement with Jean-François Isambert, President of Fert. As the 2 associations are now both involved in the management of the establishment, they wished to link up around common values and shared ambitions for the CFAR. An operational agreement will follow, and should enable a first level of skills transfer between Fert and Tefalidjanwe to be determined by the start of the 2024 school year.

A rice grower at the lead

A framework partnership agreement with Fert

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