NACOFAG - The National Coordinating Organization for Farmers Association in The Gambia, is a network of farmer organization with national character with the overall objective of making sure all Gambians enjoy availability, adequate quality of food variety at all times.
NACOFAG was established by farmers to represent their interest at the West African Regional Network of Peasant and Producer Association (ROPPA). Currently is comprised of 21 major Gambia farmer organizations, namely AFET, NAYAFS, NAWFA, Farmers Platform, Cashew Growers Association, Fandema in URR and Maize growers.
The aim and objectives as a farmer-based organization is to promote and defend the values of an efficient and sustainable small-holder agriculture, to promote solidarity between farmers associations in the country and the sub-region, to provide technical, managerial and resources support to farmer association and their members for improved production, processing and marketing of high value crops and livestock, to promote agro-business activities, to establish the basis for an organizational network, to attract financial and technical assistance from multi-lateral donors, charitable and governmental organizations, to promote awareness, good governance, effective leadership and empowerment of member associations, to mobilize community resources for members to develop their undertakings, all conducive to the attainment of the above objectives or any of them.
The NACOFAG board is the governance body of the organization which is responsible for policy design and implementation.
The board is usually selected from the member associations during congress except; otherwise NACOFAG is governed by an 11-man committee as the executive board.