ABOUT THE SACCO
The Full Story
MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION:
The cooperative is composed of 700 members who are organised in their groups and currently the Cooperative is proud of about 15 active groups. We intend to mobilise more members and thus form more functional groups.
There are as well members of the cooperative that do not belong to any group but they are actively involved in the activities of the Cooperative as individuals
WHAT THE COOPERATIVE INTENDS TO DO IN THE NEAR FUTURE;
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The cooperative intends to acquire a tractor that will facilitate mechanization and increase the area productivity.
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The cooperative intends to engage in value addition in some of the products under production .i.e.
> Maize flour for maize.
> Juice from passion fruits
> Animal feeds from soya beans.
c) The cooperative intends to acquire land for the establishment of an office and establishment of a demonstration Farm that will be used for both Production and Training of Members on modern agricultural production..
d) The cooperative intends to advocate for an irrigation system to facilitate all year production especially the high value crops. This is majorly because the climate is becoming unpredictable.
Archeivements
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Mobilization of about 2000members of the community to join the cooperative
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Establishment of a moderate Office premises with some of the basics like, furniture, Computers, Printers with a functional financial internet system called AWAMO`
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Creation of 50 functional groups
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Registration of the Cooperative with the Ministry Of Trade and Cooperatives
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Training and changing the mind-set of the Cooperative members especially their saving culture
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The Cooperative has assisted some of the groups to establish Farms of valuable Crops especially Passion Fruits through direct financing and in form of farm inputs such as seedlings, Pesticides and relevant trainings.