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Implementing an All-Year-Round Fodder Availability Model
Written by Emmanuel Kibet, Project Lead, and Ken Opondo, Cooperative Advisor, Acting Now Kenya
Life as a dairy farmer in Kenya comes with its challenges, and one big problem is not having enough food for your cows all year round. When the rains don't come, grass and crops dry up, and cows suffer. This means less milk, less money, and less food for our families.
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Having Coffee in Bonga, Ethiopia
Wijbrand Fabius, now Stakeholder Manager Sustainability at ABN AMRO, has a solid background in financing the international commodity trade, especially in coffee and cocoa. Wijbrand went to Ethiopia as an Agripool expert for Agriterra to review and assess the business plan and financing of the Kafa Forest Coffee Farmers' Cooperative Union.
Together with Dawit Setegn, the local Agriterra advisor, he travelled to Bonga, in the southwest of Ethiopia. Over the course of a week, they spoke with various members of the union, visited cooperatives, and met farmers in remote areas. Communication was sometimes challenging due to the different languages spoken. Nevertheless, much information was gathered on the relationship between cooperatives and the Union with the ultimate aim of enabling a partnership between the union and Agriterra.
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Empowering women farmers in Rwanda
ICYEREKEZO 20-31 TABA is a maize cooperative, based in Murambi Village in the Northern Part of Rwanda. In 2023, the cooperative established a women's council with the aims of increasing self-confidence, assuming leadership positions, and increasing the standard of living for its female members by enhancing their financial literacy. The cooperative started with 133 members, each contributing 5,000 Rwf as a share and 500 Rwf per week.
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Sustainable cooperative development across Vietnam
As of 2023, Agriterra's footprint spans across 17 provinces in Vietnam, directly supporting over 70 projects and partners and indirectly assisting 200 more.
Reaching over 80,000 farmers, Agriterra equips and strengthens farmers´ organisations so they can boost their services for farmers to increase their productivity, involving youth & women leadership and becoming smart cooperatives, responding to climate change.
Seed multiplication has led COALFKA to opportunity multiplication
COALFKA cooperative in Rwanda was established in 2014 by 454 men and 137 women. The name stands for "Cooperative d’Agriculture de Legumes et de Fruits de Kavunja". Initially, the members cultivated maize on 76 hectares of land.in the Kavunja marshland, situated in the Mugina sector of Kamonyi District.
The maize was considered a subsistence crop only, that couldn't fulfill the farmers' welfare. However, since 2019, the cooperative has partnered with Agriterra through the SDGP maize project, which aims to enhance the maize value chain. As a result of this partnership, COALFKA has gained access to valuable advisory services that have significantly improved both production and management practices within the cooperative.
Request for Proposal for Mid-Term Review of the FFT Programme
Agriterra is looking for an experienced firm to carry out the Mid Term Review (MTR) of Farmers Focused Transformation (FFT) Programme.
The upcoming MTR will provide crucial insights and actionable recommendations pivotal for designing Phase 2 (2026-2030) of the programme. The aim is to critically analyze the programme's initial design, evolution, and core characteristics, applying learned lessons to strategically guide the next phase.
The success story of Jean de Dieu Harerimana
Jean de Dieu Harerimana is a young farmer in Rwanda. Before joining the cooperative, he faced numerous challenges with limited land and market access. But through the cooperative's collaboration with the SDGP Maize Project, he expanded his farm and increased his income.
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