Cooperation
Cooperative is the basis of life, of innovation, and the background of competition.
Context
In our our societies, the value of individual success is often over-rated. In fact, society is the ground for individual well-being and success. Without cooperation, there is no scientific development or human progress.
Individual success is a powerful motivation in our society. While it remains legitimate, it must not make us forget that we humans are deeply social beings, like most of the species on this planet. Empathy and communication are deeply embeded in our genes. They reveal themeselves in the relationships within our organizations, at the local level, and with people and communities far away.
Cooperation also has its skills and techniques, that allow to activate its potential, and can also be transmitted.
International cooperation
22 years of experience in technical support to producers organizations and development of value chains
- Value chains and markets: structuration of value chains, market studies, guarantee systems (organic, fair trade, geographical indications…)
- Resources management and agroecology
- Local and institutional development
- Associate expert at SCIC Tero (or mini-resume in French is here)
Sustainable Development and Collective Intelligence
- Agenda 21 for local authorities
- Stakeholder dialogue
- Support and strategic guidance to small and medium-size companies.
- ISO 26 000 and other approaches of social responsibility
European social entrepreneurship against food waste at SOIA Europe (3)
Our third chronicle of the European Social Innovation Assembly (SOIA) in Amsterdam is dedicated to the answer to food waste. The cloud against food waste In Europe, 30% of the food are thrown away before being eaten. Multiple causes explain this situation, which can...
5 findings on the development of argan oil supply chains
From April 30 to May 2, 2012, Pierre Johnson and Eugénie Malandain went on an exploratory mission in the region of the argan forest near Agadir (Morocco). Pierre Johnson participated in the roundtable organized in partnership with Rencontres Solidaires...
A call from Fair Trade Egypt
A Fair Trade organization member of WFTO, Fair Trade Egypt's sales have been impacted by the events in Egypt. The organization seeks to resume its support to local artisans through exports, and launches a call to buyers who could be interested in imports countries....
Comoros: developing export and food value chains
In June 2019, the French Development Agency entrusted us through Tero an assignment, for the Union of the Comoros: a feasibility study of a 4 year project for the development of cash (ylang ylang essential oil, vanilla and clove, mainly) and vegetable value chains on...
Ylang ylang from the Comoros: Saving distillation fuel wood
In March 2019, a team led by Pierre JOHNSON, international consultant, with Wassilati MBAE, as expert of the Comoros ylang ylang value chain, conducted the evaluation of the 2nd phase of the FY-DAFE programme (2016-2019) of the NGO Initiative Développement, with funding by the French Development Agency, and the French Facility for Global Environment and other sponsors. This evaluation concluded on the relevance, effectiveness and sustainability of the project in its main objectives, and made recommendations for the third and final phase of the programme (2019-2021).
Fair trade and agroecology in West Africa
Evaluation of Equité, progamme supporting the development of Fair Trade in West Africa. Explanations and narrative.
Pierre W. Johnson
International consultant, study and sustainable development of natural products value chains. Specialist of markets of origin, quality and high value products. Expert on Access and Benefit Sharing.
Keynote speaker on transition to an ecological economy & society.
Member of the
International Value Links Association.
Associate expert to Tero.
