News
05
Aug
Growing turnovers in Congo
Jean Claude Mahalipo Molo, a staff member of Coaki (a marketing cooperative as part of the syndicate Sydip, Congo) visited in January 2014 the workshop of the organisation Imbaraga (Rwanda). During a training of seven days Henk Scheele Agriterra advisor explained Jean Claude the ins and outs of the business and the production process of potatoes. Filled with inspiration, enthusiasm and practical advises he returned. Recently he informed Agriterra about the helpful formation. Read the practical successes and bright grow of turnovers of Coaki. Read more
24
Jul
New business plan and strategy for Mount Rwenzori Coffee Union
Mount Rwenzori Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union, being part of Agriterra's client portfolio in Uganda since the start of this year, is a young organization founded in January 2013. The union was formed to enable coffee farmers to have sustainable and competitive advantage over other coffee traders and to involve coffee farmers on the slopes of Mount Rwenzori further in the coffee value chain. The union has 5 fully registered primary cooperative members (PCs) and 35 farmer groups, representing over 3000 farmers who are spread over the Mount Rwenzori slopes in the district of Kasese. The union's main operating activity is the local sales of ungraded Arabica green coffee on behalf of its members. Read more
24
Jul
Progress Cooperatives for Change project (C4C): 2nd quarter of 2014
Through the project "Cooperatives for Change (C4C): Value Chain Approach for Cooperative Development in Ethiopia", SNV and Agriterra cooperate to improve the business performance of agricultural cooperative unions and producer cooperatives in Ethiopia. The objective of the project is to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmer households in Ethiopia by modelling and scaling up linkages of farmer organisations to remunerative and reliable markets through business arrangements with buyers and service providers, access to inputs and finance, technologies and strengthening of their capacities to meet the requirements of the markets in terms of quantity and quality. More than 42,000 smallholder farmers' households as members of the unions and their cooperative will benefit directly. Read more
01
Jul
Progress Report Cooperatives for Change project (C4C): 2nd quarter of 2014
Through the project "Cooperatives for Change (C4C): Value Chain Approach for Cooperative Development in Ethiopia", SNV and Agriterra cooperate to improve the business performance of agricultural cooperative unions and producer cooperatives in Ethiopia. The objective of the project is to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmer households in Ethiopia by modelling and scaling up linkages of farmer organisations to remunerative and reliable markets through business arrangements with buyers and service providers, access to inputs and finance, technologies and strengthening of their capacities to meet the requirements of the markets in terms of quantity and quality. More than 42,000 smallholder farmers' households as members of the unions and their cooperative will benefit directly, through the new relationships established and capacities built with the support of the project. The four-year project, which started one year ago, will provide smallholder farmers' households a more stable and profitable market for their crops, while enabling them to benefit more fully through their organisations of a strengthened enabling environment. The attached PDF file provides a quick insight in the progress made in the second quarter of 2014. Read more
30
Jun
Increase of income of Zambian female rice grower
Maureen Nambete is member of Chiwanza SACCO (Savings and Credit Cooperative) in Londamaka in Isoka District, part of the Northern Province of Zambia. The SACCO has 20 members of which 8 men and 12 women. It is still a very young group with 1000 Kwasha in the bank. They have not started issuing out loans yet. Since one year Maureen is part of the Chiwanza SACCO, in which she has put in a share of 80 Kwasha. Read more
24
Jun
