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The successful merger of cooperatives

We like to share the remarkable success story of Mukaturi Primary Dairy Cooperative, which successfully merged with nine other cooperatives, each with limited capital. This merger is a powerful testament to how collaboration, strategic planning, and resource pooling can overcome significant financial disparities and create a more sustainable and prosperous cooperative entity.

Climate-Smart Cereal Crops

Reviving Food Security in Drought-Stricken Lower Eastern Region-Kenya

Written by Esther Mwende Kalanza, Cooperative Advisor in Kenya

Farmers in Machakos and the entire lower eastern region, a semi-arid and arid region of Kenya, have continuously planted their traditional food crops at the onset of every long or short rains with the hope of good harvests to sustain them. However, in the recent past, they have continuously suffered major crop losses due to prevailing harsh climatic conditions leading to food and nutrition insecurity.

The importance of collaboration and innovation

Written by Dita Beshada, Cooperative Advisor in Ethiopa

Wheat post-harvest losses significantly reduce both food quantity and quality, especially during long-term storage. Farmers face challenges due to high mechanisation costs, unaffordable for middle-class and poor farmers, and price instability caused by brokers.

OACF mobilises capital for key development projects

With dedicated support from Agriterra, OACF has successfully mobilised €3.2 million through internal capitalisation for the establishment of a PP bag factory, a multipurpose building in Merkato, the expansion of the maize processing factory, and the completion of an under-construction warehouse.

Elias’ Journey to Improved Carrot Farming (success story 3)

In the coming weeks, we will share three success stories that highlight Agriterra’s collaboration with Farmer Organisations and the positive impact on farmers' food and nutrition security. These stories will specifically showcase improvements in productivity and income for individual farmers in Ngoma District in Rwanda, achieved through the Ngoma Out-grower Service Company Ltd. This farmer-led business is composed of 4 cooperatives and benefits an additional 13 affiliated cooperatives.

This third success story is about Elias’ Journey to Improved Carrot Farming.

Bringing cooperatives and corn buyers together

Written by Nathanael Simba Cubaka, Cooperative Advisor DR Congo

In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Agriterra implements the Acting Now for Food Security and Nutrition project in the provinces of North and South Kivu. In South Kivu, on the Ruzizi plain in Uvira territory, we recently marked a milestone: for the first time, 5 cooperatives signed corn delivery contracts with 5 buyers. This is a first, because it's being done before the start of the season. Here's how we did it. 

Rwanda celebrates the 101st International Day of Cooperatives

From October 10th to 11th, 2024, Rwanda marked a milestone in its cooperative movement by celebrating the 101st International Day of Cooperatives at the Ubworoherane Stadium in Musanze District. 

Esperance’s Journey to Sustainable Onion Farming (success story 2)

In the coming weeks, we will share three success stories that highlight Agriterra’s collaboration with Farmer Organisations and the positive impact on farmers' food and nutrition security. These stories will specifically showcase improvements in productivity and income for individual farmers in Ngoma District in Rwanda, achieved through the Ngoma Out-grower Service Company Ltd. This farmer-led business is composed of 4 cooperatives and benefits an additional 13 affiliated cooperatives.

This second success story is about Esperance’s Journey to Sustainable Onion Farming.