Creating reliable market access for wheat producing farmers Raya Wakena Farmers' Cooperative Union is established in March 2004 as a Cooperative Union with 9 legally registered primary cooperatives. Currently, the union has 73 primary cooperative members. The core-businesses of the union include, distribution of inputs such as fertilizers and seeds, farm services, mechanization services, seed cleaning, output marketing and facilitation of credit services to its members. The union has also acquired wheat flour mill factory in search for further wheat grain value additions. As the union doesn't establish consumers and buyiers base for its product as the way it should be, the need to devise progressive advisory missions and local advises has been presented to Agriterra. Particular to this year Agriterra mainly focuses at four PC levels while special activities with significant importance only planned at the union level. The followings are backgrounds about the primary cooperatives targeted
                       1. Maribochata mutipurpose farmers cooperativemaribochata is one of the primary cooperetives of R/wakena   farmers cooperetive union. It was established    during derg regiume and reorganized in 2005.GC with initial capital   55, 032.45ETB and 123 individual farmers(9females). currently the pc have   reached to a capital of 534,036.32ETB with 966 individual farmers(360   females). The main activities of the primary cooperetives are output   marketing, input suply and distribution and credit service. the ecology of   the area is favourable  for the   production of wheat,linseed ,faba bean, peas and teff. in 2016 the primary   cooperetive  marketed 286 quntals of   wheat with EGTE through comission based market strategy. the core priority of   2017 action plan is capcity bulding of memebr farmers of   production,organizational developemt and market developemnt.
  2. Hakosada Multipurpose farmers cooperativeHakosada seed producer primary cooperetive is one of 10 seed producer primary cooperetive of R/wakena farmers cooperetive union.it was established in 2008GC with initial capital 2,715ETB and 50 individual member farmers(3 females). Currently the SPPC has grown to 7.5million ETB with 72 individula farmers(7females). the main activities of the pc is agricultrual input supply,seed marketing,market information, macenization service. in 2015 c4c introduced internalcapialization strategy through R/wakena farmers cooperive union, as a result hakosada pc was the most successful pc to collect 1.5million birr with  in a short period of time and purchased combine harvester which costs 300 million ETB. In 2017 action plan  the focuse of pc is cpacity building of memebrs on seed production  and post harvest handling,organization and marketing activities.3. Barisa multipurpose farmers cooperativeBarisa multipurpose primary coopertive is one of the member of rayawakena farmers coopertive union. It was establshed during the durge regime and reorganized in 2005 GC. with inital capital 15,715ETB and 398 individual member farmers(11 females).  currently the primarycooperetive reached to 1,92,203.63ETB and individual memeber farmers 835(215 females).  the main activities of the primary coopretive is supply and distribution of agricultrual inputs,output marketing, credit service, training and market information for its member farmers. 2016 the pc marketed 6,556 quntals of wheat grain with EGTE through commission based market strategy. the priority of 2017 action plan is production,organization and business developemnt  activities.4. Wirtu KechemaWirtu kechema seed producer primary coopertive is one of the 10 seed producer primary coopretives of rayawakena farmers coopertive union. The seed producer primary coopertive is located on area of high potential for the production of wheat,barley,linseed and teff. it was established in 2006G.C which reperesent 72 individual memeber farmers(12females). the initial capital of cooperetive was 2500ETB.currently its capital grown to 5million ETB and 92 individual farmers(21 females)and more than 300 hectars of farm land for the production of improved wheat seed.the main buyer of the PC is R/wakena farmers coopertive union.the main activities of the pc is basic seed supplly&distribution for memebrs,fertilizer,pestcides&fungicides supply & certified seed production and marketing. the main focuse of 2017 action plan is basic wheat seed supply and distribution,skill development of members,board &pc staff in wheat production,coopertive development&leadership,seed marketing and internalcapitalization activities.                            




 
               Topic
   Action
   Expected   results
   Period
   Responsible
        
   Project   Activities
    
       Production
   Promote   good Agronomic practices
   Improved   production and productivities of wheat
   May-17
   RW   union and SNV
       Business
   Fascilitate   output marketing performances of primary cooperatives and union
   Improve   output marketing performances by 10% at each PC level
   Oct-17
   RW   and Agriterra
       Organisational Development
   Undertake   organizational strengthening activities at PC levels
   Improved   services and organizational performances
   Sep-17
   RW   and Agriterra/Getinet/Micheas/Zone CPA
       Financial management
   capacity   building in cooperatives financial managments
   Improved   financial management system of the union
   Sep-17
   RW/Agriterra/Target
       Governance
   Follow   ups on governance coaching track
   At   least 1 youth and 1 women participations in decision making process
   Up   to October 2017
   RW/Agriterra/Target
  
 
             Services 
    
       Advice
    
       Dairy farm feasibility study
   Full   fledged feasibility study ready for investement
   June/Augest   2017
   Intern
       Wheat flour quality control
   Improved   wheat flour quality and market access
   October   2017
   Agripooler
       Value creator mission
   Reliable   market informations for value addition project investments
   May   2017
   Agripooler
       Departal cost allocation-Accounting
   established   cost centers at the union
   Augest   2017
   Agripooler
        
    
       Training 
    
       Governance Coaching track
   Improved   organizational performances and youth and women participations in decision   making process
   Augest   2017
   Agriterra
       Internal Capitalizations
   1.5   million ETB mobilized from 3 primary coop member farmers for the purchase of   combiner, tractor and warehouse constraction
   September   2017
   Agriterra
       Exchange visit
    
       Experience sharing visit to cher cher oda bultum dairy farm
   Better   understandings of value addition projects in the areas of dairy business
   June 2017
   Raya Wakena   Union/SNV/Agriterra
  



The goal of 2017 action plan is to enable the union access high price fetching wheat flour market in high demanding areas. One of the ways in which these could be carried out is by linking producers to consumers.