Conseil national de concertation et de coopération des ruraux

What Conseil national de concertation et de coopération des ruraux does

Conseil national de concertation et de coopération des ruraux (CNCR) is a Senegalese apolitical civil society organization founded in 1993, headquartered in Dakar at Lotissement CICES (Lot N° 58A). It groups 28 federations and unions of rural producers operating at local, regional, and national levels across all agricultural sub-sectors: agriculture, horticulture, forestry, fisheries, and livestock. CNCR represents approximately 3 million rural stakeholders and shares with ASPRODEB the mission of promoting the sustainable socio-economic development of family farms.

The organization does not develop or deploy proprietary technology. Its "products" are non-commercial services delivered through three pillars: knowledge production (observatories on family farms and land governance, publications, reports), capacity building (national training sessions, the Université Paysanne / Farmer University, leadership training for farmer-leaders), and policy dialogue (advocacy campaigns, multi-stakeholder forums, legislative engagement). It maintains specialized governance colleges for women (Collège des femmes) and youth (Collège des jeunes), enabling differentiated representation of rural demographics.

CNCR's business model is that of a membership-based nonprofit. Revenue streams consist of membership contributions from the 28 federations and unions, supplemented by grants from international development partners including the French Government (via the Embassy of France in Senegal), FAO, FIDA, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Oxfam, Osiwa, the European Union, CECI (UNITERRA program), IPAR, Gret, and SOS Faim. Services are provided free of charge to members and rural communities. GTM is community-led: CNCR mobilizes rural constituencies through federations, national sessions, training programs, and advocacy campaigns rather than commercial sales motions.

Name

Conseil national de concertation et de coopération des ruraux

Legal name

Conseil national de concertation et de coopération des ruraux

Website

https://cncr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Conseil national de concertation et de coopération des ruraux (CNCR) is a Senegalese membership-based farmers' organization founded in 1993 that groups 28 federations representing over 3 million rural producers across all agricultural sub-sectors, delivering advocacy, capacity building, and policy dialogue on family farming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dakar

HQ country

Senegal

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: The organization receives membership contributions from its 28 federations and unions of rural producers across Senegal.
2. International donor funding: The CNCR receives financial support from international development partners including the French Government (via the French Embassy in Senegal), FAO, FIDA, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Oxfam, Osiwa, and other development organizations to fund capacity building, policy advocacy, and rural development programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CNCR is a Senegalese apolitical civil society umbrella organization that groups 28 federations and unions of rural producers across all agricultural sectors. It delivers advocacy and policy dialogue on family farming and land governance, capacity building for farmer leaders, and knowledge production through observatories and publications, primarily serving member federations and rural communities across Senegal.

Product overview

CNCR is a non-profit farmers' organization (organization paysanne) headquartered in Senegal, not a technology company with commercial products or services. Its activities center on advocacy, capacity building, knowledge production, and policy dialogue for family agriculture and rural development. It does not offer technology products, SaaS platforms, or developer-facing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Collège des femmes: Women's college within CNCR focused on promoting rural women's rights and economic empowerment.
• Collège des jeunes

Products and services

• Production de Connaissances (Knowledge Production)
• Renforcement de Capacités (Capacity Building)
• Dialogue Politique (Policy Dialogue)
• Observatoires (Family Farms and Land Governance Observatories)

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully influenced the adoption of the revised LOASPH in June 2026, integrating key concerns including land security, financing for small producers, and climate resilience

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• ANOPACI (Agence Nationale de la Petite Irrigation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2026Historic partnership signed in July 2026 between CNCR and ANOPACI to boost family agriculture through joint initiatives supporting small-scale irrigation and agricultural development.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating with CNCR on agricultural policy, family farming promotion, and the International Year of Family Farming initiatives.
• IPAR (Initiative Prospective Agricole et Rurale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and prospective think tank collaborating with CNCR on agricultural and rural development issues.
• GretminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment NGO partnering with CNCR on rural development projects and knowledge production.
• ASPRODEBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShares with CNCR the mission of contributing to the development of peasant agriculture that ensures sustainable socio-economic promotion of family farms.
• CECI (Centre d'Études et de Coopération Internationale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing cooperation through the UNITERRA program in its third phase, focusing on strengthening Senegalese farmer organizations and promoting family farm investments.
• ROPPA (Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional farmer network to which CNCR belongs, collaborating on climate advocacy, agricultural policy, and West African peasant interests.
• RIAA (Réseau International Agroécologie et Alimentaire)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational agroecology network that conducted an immersion mission in May 2025 to learn from CNCR's agroecological model.
• FONGS (Fédération des Organisations Non-Gouvernementes du Sénégal)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey member federation and host of CNCR's national training sessions; represents significant portion of CNCR's organizational base.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• OXFAM: International NGO coalition that funds CNCR's land governance work. Adjacent rather than directly competing; comparable as a global civil society actor with parallel policy advocacy on rural livelihoods, food sovereignty, and smallholder farmer rights.

Emerging players

• Self Help Africa: International NGO working with African smallholder farmers on enterprise development and food security. Comparable as an adjacent organization with overlapping mission on rural livelihoods, capacity building, and farmer organization support across multiple African countries.
• Farm Africa: UK-based charity implementing projects with African farmers on sustainable agriculture, market access, and climate resilience. Comparable as an adjacent NGO delivering farmer-focused programs and capacity building across sub-Saharan Africa with similar donor ecosystem.

Regional players

• Plateforme Régionale des Organisations Paysannes d'Afrique Centrale (PROPAC): Central African regional farmer organization platform analogous to ROPPA for West Africa. Comparable as a peer regional-level federation supporting national farmer organizations in policy advocacy and capacity building, focused on a different African sub-region.
• Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF): Regional farmers' federation covering Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Ethiopia. Comparable as a peer regional platform organizing national farmer federations for policy advocacy and capacity building in a different African geography.
• Confédération Paysanne du Faso (CPF): Burkina Faso national farmers' organization with comparable structure as a federation of producer unions engaged in family farming advocacy. Comparable as a West African national counterpart operating in a neighboring country with similar policy and donor landscape.

Direct peers

• Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA): Regional West African farmers' organization network to which CNCR belongs. ROPPA is directly comparable as a coordinating platform for national peasant federations engaged in policy advocacy on family farming, agricultural policy, and climate across West Africa.
• ASPRODEB: Senegalese organization sharing CNCR's mission of advancing peasant agriculture and sustainable socio-economic promotion of family farms. ASPRODEB is directly comparable in scope, country focus, and family-farming mandate.
• Initiative Prospective Agricole et Rurale (IPAR): Senegalese agricultural and rural think tank that collaborates with CNCR on policy analysis. Directly comparable as a complementary Senegalese organization producing rural-development knowledge and policy advisory work.
• Fédération des Organisations Non-Gouvernementales du Sénégal (FONGS): Senegalese NGO federation and CNCR member federation hosting national training sessions. FONGS is directly comparable as a Senegalese civil society umbrella for rural and agricultural producer organizations with grassroots policy advocacy orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Cncr_Senegal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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