An authentic bottom-up approach
WFO works on the basis of an authentic bottom-up approach, according to which member organizations lead the policy process.
Working Groups and Committees have been created to implement this approach and work on the priority areas decided by the General Assembly.
To ensure geographic-balanced representation, each group is composed of one facilitator and twelve nominated members, two per each regional constituency in which WFO is organized (Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, Latin America, North America.

FACILITATOR – DBV, Germany
s.schoch@bauernverband.net
Prince Kapondamgaga
FUM, Malawi
pkapondamgaga@farmersunion.mw
Saquina Mucavele
MUGEDE, Mozambique
mugede@gmail.com
Sopheap Touch
CFAP, Cambodia
t.sopheap@cfap-cambodia.org
Ryuichiro Yoshizawa
JA ZENCHU, Japan
yoshizawa-ryuichiro@zenchu-ja.or.jp
Juha Ruippo
MTK, Finland
juha.ruippo@mtk.fi
Beat Roosli
SFU, Switzerland
beat.roosli@sbv-usp.ch
Scott Ross
CFA-FCA, Canada
Scott@canadian-farmers.ca

FACILITATOR – UK NFU
Ceris.Jones@nfu.org.uk
Gunsham Seeborun
F.A.L.C.O.N., Mauritius
maansaam@yahoo.com
Cryspin Kayitare
INGABO, Rwanda
kayitarecryspin@yahoo.fr
Sok Sotha
CFAP, Cambodia
soksotha@cfap-cambodia.org
Tobias Gräs
DAFC, Denmark
tog@agridan.be
Carole Le Jeune
FNSEA, France
carole.le.jeune@reseaufnsea.fr
Frank Annau
CFA-FCA, Canada
envsci@canadian-farmers.ca
Macaulay Jones
FEDFARM, New Zealand
MJones@fedfarm.org.nz
Andrew Hoggard
FEDFARM, New Zealand
ahoggard@fedfarm.org.nz

FACILITATOR – Coldiretti, Italy
paolo.distefano@coldiretti.it
Prince Kapondamgaga
FUM, Malawi
pkapondamgaga@farmersunion.mw
Paul Zakariya
ZFU, Zimbabwe
pzakariya@zfu.org.zw
Sovanthy Meas
CFAP, Cambodia
m.sovanthy@cfap-cambodia.org
Shamsolkamal Budiman Bin Abdul Rashid
Nafas, Malaysia
Shamsolkamal@nafas.com.my
Katie Jarvis
UK NFU
Katie.Jarvis@nfu.org.uk
Hildegunn Gjengedal
NORGES BONDELAG, Norway
Hildegunn.Gjengedal@bondelaget.no
Balbino Benitez Escobar
UAN, Paraguay
balbinovaqueria@hotmail.com
Gary Wertish
FACILITATOR – US NFU, Usa
gary@mfu.org
Peter Benjamin Purcell-Gilpin
CFU, Zimbabwe
ben.cfu@gmail.com
Paul Zakariya
ZFU, Zimbabwe
pzakariya@zfu.org.zw
Michael Treacy
IFA, Ireland
mikeytreacy@gmail.com
Trine Vig Tamstorf
DAFC, Denmark
tvt@lf.dk

F.A.L.C.O.N., Mauritius
maansaam@yahoo.com
Phanuwat Wanraway
CLT, Thailand
green.clt@gmail.com
Hamid Bin Sulaiman
NAFAS, Malaysia
drhamid@nafas.com.my

FACILITATOR – COFAG, Ghana
icmcghana@gmail.com
Cryspin Kayitare
INGABO, Rwanda
kayitarecryspin@yahoo.fr
Paluku Mivimba Methusalem
CONAPAC, DR Congo
methusalempalukumivimba@gmail.com
Youngwoon Choi
NACF, South Korea
ywchoi73@naver.com
Valeria d’Agostino
COLDIRETTI, Italy
valeria.dagostino@coldiretti.it
Macaulay Jones
FEDFARM, New Zealand
MJones@fedfarm.org.nz
Kati Partanen
FACILITATOR – MTK, Finland
Kati.Partanen@mtk.fi
Dimakatso Sekhoto
AFASA, South Africa
nono@makolobane.co.za
Saquina Mucavele
MUGEDE, Mozambique
mugede@gmail.com
Zeinab Ahmad Mohamad Almomany
SUFWJ, Jordan
zeinab_almoumani@yahoo.com
Francesca Gironi
COLDIRETTI, Italy
francesca.gironi@coldiretti.it
Pina Terenzi
CIA, Italy
p.terenzi@cia.it
Gabriela Zarate
UAN, Paraguay
calixtozarate@hotmail.com
Tamisha Lee
JNRWP, Jamaica
jnrwppresident@gmail.com
Karen Williams
FEDFARM, New Zealand
KWilliams@fedfarm.org.nz

FACILITATOR – UNYFA, Uganda
kabiitod@yahoo.co.uk
Geoffrey Okot
UNYFA, Uganda
okotge@gmail.com
Mahess Roopun
FCL, Mauritius
ecoadvert@gmail.com
Sorachna Koeut
CFAP, Cambodia
k.sorachna@cfap-cambodia.org
Yasuyuki Kobayashi
JA ZENCHU, Japan
kobayashi-yasuyuki@zenchu-ja.or.jp
Natalia Benitez
UAN, Paraguay
natibenitez997@gmail.com
Sarah Crofoot
FEDFARM, New Zealand
sarahcrofoot@gmail.com
Bram Van Hecke
GROENE KRING, Belgium
bram.vanhecke@groenekring.be
Marc Roeder
LJBJW, Luxembourg
marcroeder@outlook.com